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Aaron Judge, Brett Gardner Lifts Yankees To 8-4 AL Wild Card Win Vs Twins

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees slides safe to third base after an error by Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 3, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Aaron Judge, Brett Gardner and Did Gregorius all homered to propel the New York Yankees to an 8-4 home victory over the Minnesota Twins in Tuesday night’s American League Wild Card Game.

Yankees vs. Twins AL Wild Card Game Score

The Yankees will now visit the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for the first of a four-game AL Division Series.

The Twins are no stranger to losing to the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs, according to ESPN:

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The Indians defeated the Yankees in five of the seven contests between the two teams this season. The Bombers have not named a starter for Game 1, while the Indians will likely start right-hander Trevor Bauer (17-9, 41.19 ERA), who is coming off the best regular season of his career with career highs in victories (17) and strikeouts (196). Thursday’s game will air on FS1, according to MLB.com.

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 03: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees slides safe to third base after an error by Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 3, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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