Aaron Judge helps bring Yankees season back from dead in amazing Game 3 comeback

For better or worse, the Yankees so often go as Aaron Judge goes.And so it took just one momentous swing to come back from the dead, courtesy of their captain, who performed CPR to breathe life into their season and his own postseason legacy.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

In a game the Yankees once trailed by five runs in the third inning, staring down elimination, Judge crushed a towering three-run shot high off the left field foul pole to tie the game in the fourth inning.The signature playoff moment that Judge had been missing opened the floodgates, as Jazz Chisholm Jr.followed with a home run of his own an inning later, giving the Yankees their first lead of the series and sending them on their way to a 9-6 win over the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the ALDS on Tuesday night in The Bronx.On a night when the Blue Jays raced out to an early 6-1 lead against Carlos Rodón, the Yankees bullpen delivered 6 ²/₃ shutout innings to extend the season and make sure Judge’s moon shot mattered.

Fernando Cruz (four outs), Camilo Doval (three outs), Tim Hill (four outs) and Devin Williams (four outs) provided the bridge to David Bednar, who delivered a five-out save.Judge’s dramatic game-tying homer, which sent the sellout crowd of 47,399 into pandemonium, punctuated an all-around standout game for the potential third-time MVP.He went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, walk, four RBIs and three runs, and added a terrific diving catch in the top of the fifth at a time when the Blue Jays had the go-ahead run at second base.Suddenly, there is a path for the Yankees, who will send Cam Schlittler to the mound for Game 4.

The Blue Jays, meanwhile, are set to throw a bullpen game on Wednesday, on the heels of having to use six relievers to get through Tuesday after Shane Bieber lasted just 2 ²/₃ innings.Judge, who came into the night 8-for-18 with seven singles and one ...