NEW YORK — The ball hung in the air, and for a moment, Yankee Stadium was a place frozen in time. When it finally clanked high off the left-field foul pole, the Bronx erupted. Aaron Judge’s three-run home run had just tied the game in the fourth inning, the final step in erasing a five-run Blue Jays advantage over the Yankees.It was the biggest moment in Judge’s postseason career, and it led to his team tacking on a few more runs, Toronto melting down on defense and the Yankees staving off elimination and a sweep Tuesday with a 9-6 victory in Game 3 of the best-of-five American League Division Series.Yankees’ bullpen holds upDavid Bednar and Austin Wells celebrate the Yankees’ Game 3 win. Bednar recorded the final five outs. (Ishika Samant / Getty Images)David Bednar and Devin Williams were the heroes of the Yankees’ relief effort, but all five relievers used by the Yankees were vital, holding the Blue Jays scoreless after starting pitcher Carlos Rodón lasted just 2 1/3 innings.Williams worked four outs — the first time he pitched more than one full inning all season. Bednar got five outs for the save. The other contributors were just as clutch. Fernando Cruz, who took over for Rodón, notched three of his four outs via strikeout. Camilo Doval went a full inning and Tim Hill went 1 1/3 frames. None of their pitch counts were extravagant. Each should be available for Game 4.Aaron Judge has his October momentThe ball hung in the air for 5.7 seconds. It felt like 16 years inside Yankee Stadium, the last time the Yankees won the World Series.The Yankees were five innings away from elimination and a long offseason when Judge stepped into the batter’s box and changed the game, and potentially, New York’s season.One of the biggest criticisms Judge has faced in his historic career is coming up small in the biggest moments of the postseason. In Game 1, Judge struck out with the bases loaded on a Kevin Gausman splitter out of the zone. That at-bat could have changed the series.But Judge had a shot at redemption in Game 3. With the Yankees trailing 6-3 in the fourth inning and two runners on base, Judge turned on an 0-2 fastball from Blue Jays reliever Louis Varland.The 99.7 mph heater was in on his hands, but Judge was somehow able to square up the pitch, hitting it high off the left-field foul pole at 103.1 mph. The moment Judge’s ball ricocheted off the pole, Yankee Stadium went into a frenzy with hot dogs, popcorn and beer flying in the Bronx sky.If the Yankees go on to win this series and advance deeper into October, this home run could be the most impactful moment of Judge’s career.