The New York Yankees will host the Minnesota Twins in the AL Wild Card game tomorrow night, putting them in an immediate Game 7-type situation - but the players are going to try to treat it like any other game.
“We’re just going to try to treat it like we have the whole season coming here,” Aaron Judge said. “We played well at home. I think once Severy throws that first pitch and we get the game rolling, it will all be the same. I think the buildup before the game is nerve-racking, but once we step out on the field, it’s the same game we’ve been playing since we were little kids.”
New York won an AL-high 51 games at home this year and have won 20 of their last 28 games going into the postseason, giving them extra confidence.
“It’s not necessarily the best team in the end that’s standing, it’s the team that’s playing the best at the right time,” left fielder Brett Gardner said. “I feel like we’ve been playing good baseball, and I expect to play well.”
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Luis Severino will be taking the mound for the Yankees on Tuesday in his postseason debut, but like the rest his teammates, he's not feeling the pressure.
"It means the work that I did, that they trust me," he said. "It gives me more confidence to go out for my team."
First pitch between the Yankees and Twins is scheduled for 8:09 pm ET on ESPN.
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