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Twenty-six.That's the number of outs Joe Girardi required from his bullpen Tuesday night against theTwins in Wade Davis Jersey the Wild Card game. Yankees ace Luis Severino, pitching in his first postseason start at just 23 years old, gave up two homers and three runs in the first inning before his skipper removed him. With New Yorks season on the line, Girardi wasnt taking any chances.RIVERA: He pushed all the right buttons, getting 8.2 innings of one-run baseball from the quartet of Chad Green, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle and Aroldis Chapman. While the Yankees offense exploded for eight runs off the Twins own faulty pitching, it was the bullpen that stopped the bleeding, provided treatment and healed the gash Severino left behind.It was an all-around brilliant effort, but also one the Yankees are built to execute in such dire circumstances. With Twins starter Ervin Santana struggling too, Girardi knew his relievers could outduel an inferior Minnesota pen.Thanks in part to that all-time relief performance, the Yankees now get to face the Indians, winners of 102 games and last years American League champs, in the ALDS. But unlike Minnesota, Clevelands pitching staff is as formidable as it comes, especially its bullpen. In fact, the Indians are the only team in the AL whose cache of relievers can stack up with New Yorks. These are baseballs best bullpens, and it'll be fascinating to watch how these relievers factor into the upcoming Sam Hilliard Jersey series.Just last year, the Indians were bullpenning their way to the World Series, including heavy use offormer Yankee Andrew Miller. Manager Terry Francona showed zero hesitation in using his best relievers no matter the inning or situation. That formula didnt change in 2017, as the Indians boasted one of the majors top two relief corps.The only bullpen that was more valuable was New York's.Per Fangraphs, New Yorks relievers combined for a 9.2 WAR, enough to best the Indians 8.6 mark and that of every other team. Here's a further breakdown of the two squads:IP K/9 BB/9 ERA FIP AVG WHIP Yankees 538.1 (21st)10.92 (1st)3.76 (19th)3.34 (3rd)3.37 (2nd).201 (1st)1.16 (3rd)Indians 489.1 (29th)10.08 (4th)2.74 (2nd)2.89 (1st)3.20 (1st).223 (5th)1.14 (1st)There are two numbers here that should concern the Yankees.The first is that BB/9 number. Overall, New Yorks relievers have been as good Chris Rusin Jersey as it gets, but certain individuals have had erratic stretches here and there. The Yankees have blown more games late than the numbers above would suggest, and walks are a huge reason why.MORE: Green and Robertson combined for three walks Tuesday, which could've led totrouble.On the flip side, the Indians hardly walk anyone. While they may trail the Yankees in areas such as opponents' average and K/9, theyre not i suing free pa ses. Usually, its not a big deal when they let up a hit or two, hence the superior ERA, FIP and WHIP. In other words,Cleveland isnt creating jams for itself.The other number that should concern the Yankees is the amount of innings pitched by the Indians' bullpen. Its lowerthan Charlie Blackmon Jersey the number pitched by New Yorks pen, meaning Cleveland isnt as dependent on its bullpen, as nasty as it is.With a rotation featuring Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer and likely Cy Young winner Corey Kluber, the Indians dont have to be. Starters Danny Salazar and Mike Clevinger will join Clevelands ALDS bullpen (Miller, Cody Allen, Bryan Shaw, Joe Smith and Tyler Olson), by the way.MORE: While both rotations have flaws, the Yankees is a little le s predictable see Severinos last start. Sonny Gray has been terrific for the most part, but after that New York has some concerns. As great as CC Sabathia has been this year, hes made it past the sixth inning just once in his past 15 starts. Any day hes on the mound typically means three to four innings of work for the bullpen.Masahiro Tanaka, meanwhile, has been a wild card all season.It really doesnt matter who is starting for the Yankees, though. Girardi is going to have a quick hook and depend on his litany of relievers. Thats what he has done all season, its what has worked, its what has gotten New York this far. However, winning a Pat Valaika Jersey battle of the bullpens wont be nearly as easy against Cleveland as it was against the Twins.That means the Yankees will have to be near perfect in all other facets if they hope to pull off an upset this series.