Today's victory, let's enjoy it for just 10 minutes, and Guerrero's two-run shot to death in the jersey's three-run shot, and the Yankees won and lost 1-2 in a come-from-behind victory
Oct 08, 2025
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In Game 3 of the Division Series (DS) held at Yankee Stadium on the 8th (Korea time), the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Base with a come-from-behind victory of 9-6, thanks to four RBIs, including Judge's tiebreaking three-run shot.
The Yankees, who were on the edge of the cliff by giving up the first and second away games, marked 1-2 wins and 2 losses in the series by catching Game 3 at home. Game 4 between the two teams will be held at 8:08 a.m. on the 9th at the same place. Yankees will start right-hander Schreitler and Toronto will start with Luis Balland as bullpen day.
It was a game where Judge saved his team from danger.
Judge continued to hit hard in the DS with three hits, four RBIs, three runs and one walk in four at-bats, including a tiebreaking three-run home run. He has a batting average of 0.636 (7 hits in 11 at-bats), one home run, five RBIs, five runs scored, three walks, and an OPS of 1.805 in three games.
Toronto's main catcher Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also scored two hits, two RBIs and two runs in four at-bats, including the first two-run shot, but failed to lead to victory in the end. Guerrero is also showing off his peak batting performance by hitting a batting average of 0.615 (8 hits in 13 at-bats), three home runs, eight RBIs, five runs and OPS 1.908 in three DS games.
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Toronto took the lead with Guerrero's two-run shot in the top of the first inning. When Davis Schneider walked and created a chance after one out, Guerrero hit an 83.6-mile chained ball that fell outside Yankees starter Carlos Rodon's third pitch on a two-ball to well over the left-center fence. Guerrero continued his home run in three consecutive DS games with a launch angle of 27 degrees, a batting speed of 110.5 miles and a distance of 427 feet.
The Yankees recovered one run with Giancarlo Stanton's left-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning with Judge's hit and Ben Rice's error on base, but Toronto again pressed the Yankees' momentum by scoring four runs in the third inning.
Lead Schneider's left double, Guerrero's intentional four-pitch chance at first and second base with no outs. Schneider homered as Dalton Basho's ball in the left-center hit off the glove of left fielder Cody Bellinger, who attempted a diving catch, and Ernie Clement hit a left-handed hit and Anthony Santander hit a two-run right-handed hit to widen the gap to 6-1.
But soon after, the Yankees' chase began in earnest.
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Judge pulled a 99.7-mile fastball close to Toronto's changed pitcher Valand's body on the third pitch and connected it with a three-run shot that hit the top of the left foul pole and fell. Judge's first home run this postseason was 35 degrees from the angle of launch, 103.1 miles from the ball speed, and 373 feet from the distance.
After one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Yankees widened the gap to 8-6, with two outs and runners on second base hitting a right-handed hit after Jazz Chisom Jr. turned the tables 7-6 with a 99.4-mile fastball on Balland's third pitch behind the right fence.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, when the first Judge got four pitches on purpose in the absence of a runner after one out, Cody Bellinger hit a double to right-center to connect the chance with runners on second and third bases with one out, and Judge homered with Ben Rice's sacrifice fly to run 9-6.
The Yankees set the stage for the turnaround with a perfect ear throw that did not yield a point by five bullpen pitchers, including Fernando Cruz, who took the mound, although starter Rodon was in trouble with six hits, two walks and six runs in two ⅓ innings. Closer David Bedna took the mound after one out in the eighth inning and marked his second save this postseason with two strikeouts with no hits and no runs in one ⅔.
After the game, Judge said "We won really well today. But there is still a lot of work to do. I hope that moments like today will continue in the remaining postseason."
Yankees manager Aaron Boone also said, `We need another win tomorrow. I will enjoy the joy of today's victory for just 10 minutes and prepare well for tomorrow's game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
