Jays stop Judge, Yankees in a 10-inning thriller

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed a one-out walk-off single to left field to score Cava Biggio for the deciding run in a 3-2 win against the New York Yankees in 10 innings on Monday.

TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed a one-out walk-off single to left field to score Cava Biggio for the deciding run in a 3-2 win against the New York Yankees in 10 innings on Monday.

The Yankees (94-59) could have clinched the American League East with a victory. The Blue Jays (87-67) won their third in a row and improved to 17-8 in September.

In his pursuit of Roger Maris’s 61-year-old American League record of 61 homers in a season, Aaron Judge singled, walked twice and struck out twice to remain at 60 home runs.

The second walk intentionally loaded the bases with two out in the 10th inning. However, the next batter, Anthony Rizzo, grounded out to first.

The Yankees snatched a 2-0 advantage with runs in the first and second innings. Judge led off with a single to right field, advanced to third on Rizzo’s double and scored on Gleyber Torres’s sacrifice fly to right.

New York shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa drilled a two-out solo shot to left for his fourth of the season.

Yankees starter Luis Severino cruised through the first three innings without allowing a hit. But Bo Bichette greeted Severino with a sharp single to right field to lead off the fourth.

Guerrero Jr. followed up with an infield hit when Kiner-Falefa could not handle a hot shot. Alejandro Kirk was then issued his second walk to load the bases.