NEW YORK � The New York Yankees will start the AL playoffs Wednesday.
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.
�We just wanted to make sure that everybody was healthy. And everyone is good,� manager Joe Girardi said.
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.