This was not the postseason debut the Yankees bullpen was looking for.

From Luke Weaver blowing a one-run lead in the seventh, to David Bednar allowing an insurance run in the ninth, Yankees relievers weren’t as sharp as they’d been down the stretch — or enough to beat the Red Sox on Tuesday in The Bronx in a 3-1 loss in Game 1 of their wild-card series .

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Weaver, who enjoyed a breakout season that was cemented by a tremendous performance in the playoffs a year ago, couldn’t replicate his October magic.

This past year has been rockier for the right-hander and his postseason got off to a much

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