Ladies and gentleman it is playoff time between the New York
Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. This is the American League Wild Card Playoff
Game and it happens tonight in the Bronx inside Yankee Stadium. The last four
times the Minnesota Twins have made the postseason they have faced off with the
New York Yankees and the last four times their season has ended at the hands of
the Bronx Bombers so here’s to an even five in a row here tonight in the Bronx.
The Yankees will send the young right arm of Luis Severino to the mound tonight
looking to make it five-straight playoff series victories for the Yankees while
the Minnesota Twins will counter with their ace Ervin Santana. Two aces
squaring off head-to-head is a fun thing in the regular season to watch but it’s
an every night occurrence here in October. THIS IS PLAYOFF BASEBALL.
Severino will make his playoff debut tonight for the
Yankees, and that’s for any level and not just at the MLB level. Severino
finished the 2017 season strong with a 9-2 record and a 2.28 ERA after the
All-Star Break including one start against the Minnesota Twins where the
right-hander allowed three runs on five hits in just three innings of work.
Severino should be and will have to be much better tonight in the Bronx.
Santana on the other hand will be making his ninth career
postseason appearance at the Major League level and his third start in an AL
Wild Card Game. Santana also finished the 2017 season strong with a 3.31 ERA in
six September starts including one loss to the Yankees in late September.
The game will be played at 8:00 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium
and can be seen on ESPN. The winner of tonight’s contest travels to Cleveland
to take on the Cleveland Indians while the loser goes home to play golf for the
remainder of the winter. I hate golf, but I love winning. It’s all part of
being greedy so… need a win…. Get a playoff win. Go Yankees!
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