Heroes and Zeros from the Yankees’ 9-6 Game 3 win over the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night:
Hero
This is your moment, Aaron Judge.
The Yankees captain, who has faced criticism in many Octobers and this time, would not allow his team to lose.
He blasted a game-tying three-run homer off the left-field foul pole and shortly thereafter saved a run with a diving play into right field.
Zero
The Blue Jays’ usually excellent defense let them down. Misplays by Isiah Kiner-Falefa at second, Addison Barger at third and Anthony Santander in right field led to Yankees runs.
Unsung hero
Jazz Chisholm Jr. picked a nice time for his first postseason home run, hitting a lead in the fifth.
Key stat
99.7 mph: The velocity of the fastball that Judge crushed. He had hit 384 home runs in the regular season and postseason before that swing, and none of them were the result of a pitch thrown so quickly.
Quote of the evening
“It was the best performance by any player in the game.”
— Aaron Boone on Aaron Judge
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