Yankees' Game 3 comeback just made ALDS win more realistic than anybody imagined

Things weren't looking good for the New York Yankees. Down 0-2 in the ALDS and facing elimination, Carlos Rodón got lit up to start the game, making the end seem imminent. Not many teams have come back from 0-2 deficits, and none have ever made it back from such a deficit while trailing by at least five runs while trying to avoid a sweep. Until now.

The outcome was improbable. Nearly impossible, really. The Yankees were in the ground; all that was left was for the undertaker to throw a couple more shovels of dirt on their grave. But an incredible Aaron Judge homer breathed life into the pinstriped corpse. A Jazz Chishom Jr. blast electrified it and brought it all the way back from the dead.

Even the much-maligned Yankee bullpen showed up, tossing 6 2/3 scoreless innings following Rodón's early exit. That included positive showings from punching bags Camilo Doval and Devin Williams. After Rodón went out, everything seemed to go right, for once.

The Yankees are alive, and their chances at a comeback just became much more likely

More than talent on paper (of which you could argue the Yankees have more anyway), what matters the most in the postseason? Inferior teams down juggernauts all the time; it's just a matter of who is hot and who is not. Riding the wave of the improbable comeback in Game 3 has initiated the swing of the pendulum, but there's more.

Playoff choker Aaron Judge didn't just have his moment, he's been destroying Blue Jays' pitching to the tune of a .636/.714/.1091 line. Getting Jazz going with the big homer is crucial as well, as the dynamic second baseman has already shown how much he can affect the game in all facets.

But perhaps no one defines momentum more than Game 4's starter Cam Schlittler, whose blazing fastball just sliced and diced the Boston Red Sox en route to making history. Opposing him on the other side will be ... a bullpen game.

Toronto has had to lean on its pen a lot so far this series, so while it is the Yankees who are facing elimination, it certainly feels as if the tide is flowing in their favor.

Should the Yankees pull out the win in Game 4 and return to Toronto tied 2-2, it will feel as if the ball is fully in their court. We'll have to get there first, but a complete Yankee comeback no longer seems improbable; it almost feels like destiny.