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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Aaron Judge helped the New York Yankees with his arms even before saving a run with his glove, signalling Max Scherzer\u2019s pitch tipping ahead of Ben Rice\u2019s three-run homer in Sunday\u2019s 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n

Standing off second base, Judge spread his arms ahead of a pair of Scherzer change-ups in the first inning after getting a signal from Cody Bellinger, the runner at first. Rice prolonged his at-bat with a long foul ball on the full-count pitch, then homered off a fastball on the 10th pitch of the at-bat for a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re good at it,\u201d Toronto manager John Schneider said. \u201cMax has got to be a little bit better. It was obvious in the change-ups, Rice just missed one, foul homer, and it\u2019s fair game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing just his second game in right field since hurting his throwing arm in late July, Judge made a diving catch on George Springer\u2019s 106.4 miles per hour sinking liner to strand a runner at second base in the fourth. New York won for the 11th time in 14 games and closed within two games of AL East-leading Toronto.<\/p>\n

Scherzer threw his change-up 17 times over 4 1\/3 innings and admitted opponents had told him they can figure out from first base when he throws the pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I had addressed it. I thought I had made the proper adjustment to get my glove in front of my face but clearly I hadn\u2019t,\u201d Scherzer said.<\/p>\n

Scherzer threw three change-ups to Rice. Judge didn\u2019t signal on the first, with an 0-2 count, but spread his arms before Rice took a change-up on the sixth of the at-bat to work the count full.<\/p>\n

Judge spread his arm again before Scherzer followed with another change-up, which Rice fouled into the last row of the right-field second deck.<\/p>\n

First baseman Ty France went to the mound to alert Scherzer. Rice fouled off a fastball and a curve, then drove a fastball 380 feet into the right-centre seats.<\/p>\n

\u201cMajor League Baseball knows the Yankees are good when they got something. I\u2019m not the only one that\u2019s going to say it,\u201d Schneider explained. \u201dMaybe I\u2019m the only one that\u2019s going to say it publicly, but we got to do a better job of making sure we\u2019re not giving anything away. So at the end of the day you got to be tight, you got to make pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bellinger acknowledged he had signalled Judge to alert Rice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is correct. That is what was happening,\u201d Bellinger said.<\/p>\n

On July 10, Bellinger waved his arms during an at-bat to Austin Wells to indicate Seattle closer Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz was throwing a slider. After the Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit on Judge\u2019s 10th-inning sacrifice fly, catcher Cal Raleigh admitted what occurred.<\/p>\n

Judge returned to right field on Friday night for the first time since July 25, three days after he hurt the flexor tendon in his right elbow during a throw at Toronto. Judge made a soft 67.9 miles per hour toss to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on Nathan Luke\u2019s two-run single to shallow right in the first inning of the series opener.<\/p>\n

Judge was a designated hitter on Saturday and back in right for the series finale. Springer\u2019s liner was among six balls hit to Judge, who made a 70.7 miles per hour throw to second on Ernie Clement\u2019s double and did not attempt to throw home on Lukes\u2019 sacrifice fly in a two-run second.<\/p>\n

Springer\u2019s liner appeared set to fall between Judge and the right-field line before the catch by the 6-foot-7 outfielder.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked like he got a good break on it and just made a really quality play, obviously in a big spot there,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great catch,\u201d said Bellinger, whose 95.3 miles per hour throw from right field caught Bo Bichette at the plate on Saturday. \u201dThe ball\u2019s hit really hard. It\u2019s a tough read. You got a good jump on it, and that was a great catch and a big part of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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