EXTRAS
TGregorius made a sliding stab of Joe Mauer’s grounder up the middle and threw him out for the second out of the fifth inning.
Back-to-back homers by Judge and Sanchez against Twins starter Bartolo Colon in the third turned a three-run hole into a 3-3 tie.
Judge’s two-run blast to right, his AL-leading 45th of the year, also gave him 100 RBI for his rookie campaign. That makes him the first Yankee with at least 100 RBI, 100 runs scored and 100 walks in the same season since Jason Giambi in 2002.
STAT OF THE DAY
Gregorius’ home run was his 25th of the season, breaking a tie with Derek Jeter (1999) for most home runs by a shortstop in one season in franchise history.
UNSUNG HERO
Ellsbury went 3-for-4 (single, double and triple) with a walk. He has reached base 38 times in 67 plate appearances since Sept. 3.
Colon, the former Mets and Yankees righty, was tagged for six earned runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings for the Twins.
YANKEES AT TORONTO
Friday, 7:07 p.m. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (12-11, 4.73) vs. RHP Marco Estrada (9-8, 4.84).