<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> 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>
when is the american league wild-card game being played
when is the american league wild-card game being played
October 3
October 3