<Ul> <Li> ← 2016 </Li> <Li> AL Wild Card Game </Li> <Li> 2018 → </Li> </Ul> <Li> AL Wild Card Game </Li> <P> The 2017 American League Wild Card Game was a play - in game during Major League Baseball's 2017 postseason that was played between the American League's (AL) two wild card teams, the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins . The game was televised nationally by ESPN . The game took place on October 3 at Yankee Stadium, with the Yankees winning 8--4, thus eliminating the Twins from the postseason and advancing the Yankees to the AL Division Series (ALDS), in which they defeated the Cleveland Indians, 3--2 . </P> <P> This was Minnesota's first playoff appearance as a Wild Card team, and their first postseason appearance since the 2010 American League Division Series . After clinching their spot, the Twins named Ervin Santana as their starting pitcher . Miguel Sanó was left off of the roster because of his injured left shin . The Twins had a 85--77 record and finished in second place in the AL Central, 17 games behind the Indians . </P>

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