Good thing for Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees that Aaron Judge is 6-foot-7.
Judge reached high and prevented a home run to save Tanaka's seven-inning gem, Greg Bird homered off relief ace Andrew Miller, and New York edged the Cleveland Indians 1-0 in game three to extend their AL Division Series.
"He was brilliant," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said about Tanaka. "He gave us everything we needed."
Aroldis Chapman got a five-out save as the wild-card Yankees avoided a three-game sweep by the defending Major League Baseball AL champions. With two on in the ninth, Chapman struck out cleanup hitter Jay Bruce before Carlos Santana flied out to end it.
Game four is on Monday night at Yankee Stadium, with young ace Luis Severino scheduled to start for New York.
Cleveland will go with game one winner Trevor Bauer on three days' rest, though there's rain in the forecast.
"I consider this normal rest for me. I enjoy pitching on short (rest)," Bauer said. "If I could draw it out, personally, this is how I'd pitch every time."
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