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UNDATED (AP) — The 2017 postseason begins at Yankee Stadium this evening when the Minnesota Twins take on New York in the AL wild-card game. Luis Severino pitches for the Yanks — he’s 23, he averaged 97.6 mph on his fastball, tops among qualified starters. Twins starter Ervin Santana is 34, and hasn’t been in the playoffs since 2004.

Coverage begins at 5:00pm on KPUG 1170AM & 97.9FM in Bellingham.

Twins leave Miguel Sano off playoff roster vs. Yankees

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota left All-Star third baseman Miguel Sano off its roster for the Twins’ AL wild-card playoff game against the New York Yankees after he failed to fully recover from an injured left shin.

Sano missed 38 games after fouling a ball off his shin, returned as a pinch hitter Friday and was Minnesota’s designated hitter Saturday and Sunday. He was pinch-hit for in the eighth inning of Sunday’s regular-season finale after feeling discomfort in the leg. Sano went 1 for 8 with three strikeouts in the series against Detroit and finished the season with a .264 average. 28 homers and 77 RBIs in 114 games.

Kennys Vargas or Robbie Grossman likely will be the DH in Tuesday night’s game.

Luis Severino (14-6) starts for the Yankees and Ervin Santana (16-8) for the Twins.

New York kept left-hander CC Sabathia and right-hander Sonny Gray among its nine relief pitchers. Minnesota’s bullpen includes a pair of starters, Jose Berrios and Adalberto Mejia.

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