Aaron Judge finally delivered the kind of postseason moment in October that turns Yankees into legends.
It became a footnote when New York's bullpen blew up.
Judge's tying, two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning - followed by Giancarlo Stanton's solo shot - were upstaged Thursday night by a pair of lesser-known Cleveland players as the Guardians rallied for a 7-5 victory in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.
Rookie Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-out, pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Luke Weaver and David Fry connected for a two-run shot in the 10th off Clay Holmes as the Guardians rallied against New York's lights-out bullpen.
"It's baseball. Stuff like that happens," Judge said, standing in a quiet New York clubhouse. "Everyone in this room has faith in those guys."
