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Indians rally past Pirates, will host Yankees in playoffs

CLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Indians are staying home for the first round of the postseason - and the New York Yankees are coming to town.

Carlos Santana had four RBIs and delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning as the Indians rallied for an 8-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday to gain home-field advantage for their AL wild-card series.

Cleveland (35-25) finished second in the Central and grabbed the No. 4 seed in the American League playoffs when the Chicago White Sox lost to the crosstown Cubs.

''We feel proud of our city and we wanted to play here,'' Indians designated hitter Franmil Reyes said.