NEW YORK – One way or another, this Game 3 would center on Aaron Judge.

It’d be about the captain finally having that elusive October moment, keeping the Yankees' wildest postseason dreams alive before a crazed home sellout crowd.

Or else, the Blue Jays would advance to the AL Championship Series, and Judge might collect another MVP in November without ever having paraded through the Canyon of Heroes.

Attuned to it all, Judge authored his most memorable playoff game at the Yankees’ most desperate hour – resulting in a 9-6 victory on Tuesday night .

If the Yankees completely come back from down 0-2 in this AL Division Series, you’ll always remember the moment when it all turned around. Expert MLB daily picks: Unique MLB betting insights only at USA TODAY

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