The Blue Jays had a 1-0 lead. Alek Manoah had been eviscerating the Yankees lineup, retiring 15 straight batters after walking Aaron Hicks on four pitches and allowing a one-out single to Anthony Rizzo in the first. Aaron Judge, who had already struck out twice, was down 0-2 in the count. Hicks, who had just recorded the team’s first hit since the first, was caught attempting to steal second.
But then Judge fouled off two pitches, took three straight nasty sliders to work the count to 3-2, and deposited a 96-mph fastball deep into the Toronto night to tie the game.