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Boston Red Sox's Victor Martinez, top right, celebrates his grand slam in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Updated: Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009, 4:30 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009, 4:30 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees will start the American League playoffs Wednesday, which means the Boston Red Sox will start their playoff bid Thursday.
The Yankees could have waited until one hour after Tuesday's AL Central tiebreaker between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins to pick when they wanted to begin.
The Yankees, holding home-field advantage throughout the postseason, had the choice of starting either Wednesday or Thursday at 6:07 p.m. EDT against the Tigers-Twins winner. They picked to get going right away at Yankee Stadium.
With the schedule they chose, the Yankees will get a day off between Games 1 and 2. The other AL playoff series between Boston and the Los Angeles Angels out West, will now start Thursday night at 9:37 p.m.
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