Do Yanks want Twins or Rangers?

You wonder if  home field advanatage is worth taking on the Texas Rangers in the first round. 

The immediate result of overtaking the Rays in the AL East would be a home game against the Rangers and Cliff Lee, who beat he Yankees twice in the 2009 World Series.

Lee made a successful return from a back injury by shutting down the Yankees to complete a three-game sweep earlier this month in Texas, where the Yanks are 1-3.  The season  series is tied at 4. 

Losing out to the Rays in the division would send the Yankees to Minnesota, where the Twins have a great record (52-25) in their new ballpark, but serve up three potential starters  who have not beaten the Yankees.

Francisco Liriano, Carl Pavano (yes, him) and Brian Duensing are 0-6 with a 4.57 ERA vs. the Yankees.  

The Yankees won two of three this season at Target Field and are 4-2 overall againt the Twins.  

Here''s the bottom line: If the Yankees draw  the Twins and beat them and the Rangers defeat the Rays in their series, the Yanks regain home field in the ALCS