NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.

Aaron Judge hit a tying three-run homer in the fourth inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. socked a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth and the New York Yankees avoided elimination in the American League Division Series with a 9-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 on Tuesday.

Outside of the Bronx, the largest comeback win to avoid postseason elimination specifically happened in Game 5 of the 2008 ALCS, when the Red Sox came back from a seven-run deficit to defeat the Rays and force a Game 6 (Tampa Bay would later eliminate Boston in Game 7).

An inning after Judge tied Game 3, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit his first home run of the postseason and Austin Wells drove in another run to give the Yankees an 8-6 lead. It is their first lead of the series. Toronto has a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five.

A massive comeback fueled by home runs from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. helped the Yankees avoid elimination and force a Game 4 with a 9-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at home Tuesday.

The Yankees captain delivered the most significant swing of his career thus far, rallying New York to a Game 3 ALDS victory.

This is the kind of assignment that used to fall on the right shoulder of David Cone, or the left one of Andy Pettitte, back in the dynasty days. CC Sabathia merrily assumed the burden for a while, including the last time the Yankees went the distance. If things had gone according to plan this year, it would be Gerrit Cole’s responsibility.

This choice is reminiscent to last October when Leiter was left off the Yankees’ ALDS and ALCS rosters. He then was subbed on for the remainder of the Championship Series against the Guardians as an injury replacement, filling in for Ian Hamilton.