Brayan Bello was pulled in the third, with Alex Cora opting to go to the lefties in the bullpen. Garrett Whitlock gave up the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a towering three-run homer in the fourth and Jazz Chisholm scorched a tie-breaking shot in the fifth, capping a comeback from a five-run deficit, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination with a 9-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the American League Division Series.

Left out of the starting lineup for the New York Yankees’ playoff opener, Jazz Chisholm Jr. was understandably unhappy. Any accomplished player would be. Chisholm just has a different way of letting off steam.

NEW YORK -- Missed opportunities. The New York Yankees lost Game 1 of the Wild Card Series to the Boston Red Sox because their bullpen, shaky all year, let a one-run lead slip away, but the loss was bookended by missed opportunities.

Chisholm’s diving defensive gem prevented the go-ahead run from scoring in the seventh inning, then he later used his legs for the winning run, hustling around from first base on Austin Wells’ two-out single in the eighth to deliver the Yankees’ 4-3 victory in Game 2 and force a winner-take-all Game 3 Thursday night.

After an epic Game 3 of the World Series that lasted 18 innings and 6 hours, 39 minutes, Shohei Ohtani must turn around and pitch later the same day in Game 4. Derek Jeter isn’t sure how his body will react. “I don’t know, I’ve never pitched before,” the Yankees legend said on the Fox Sports post-game show. “You know what I mean?”