How much do Blue Jays benefit from Yankees-Red Sox rivalry series going the distance?

If the Blue Jays have a dog in the fight in terms of who they’d prefer to meet in their first round of the playoffs, they’re not saying.

But they certainly are thrilled at the way the best-of-three wild-card series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees is going the distance.

As Jays players find the right mix of rest and preparation at home, the Yanks and BoSox will play for a third consecutive night in the Bronx for the right to move on to Toronto for a best-of-five ALDS starting Saturday afternoon.

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The only way it could get better is if the finale between the two AL East rivals goes deep into extra innings late, late Thursday night.

Should the Red Sox prevail, Saturday’s opener will be a 1:08 p.m. first pitch while