CLEVELAND -- The Indians have finalized their American League Wild Card Series starting rotation.

The Tribe knew that Shane Bieber would be getting the ball in Game 1, but the order of who would follow him had not been determined until Sunday morning. The team announced that Carlos Carrasco will get the ball in Game 2 and Zach Plesac will start in Game 3, if necessary.

Carrasco's experience on a young pitching staff may have played a factor in the Indians' decision. The 33-year-old made a start in the 2017 AL Division Series against the Yankees and the '18 ALDS against the Astros. In those two outings, he owned a 1.64 ERA, allowing two runs in 11 frames with four walks and 10 strikeouts.

But Plesac certainly earned his way into the top three starters. In eight starts this season, he pitched to a 2.28 ERA with 57 strikeouts and six walks in 55 1/3 innings.

Preparing for what's next
Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti sat down in front of his Zoom camera Sunday afternoon and jokingly asked reporters to raise their hands if they had every possible postseason scenario figured out.

“We have hotel reservations in four cities, meal plans in four different cities,” Antonetti said, “none of which we know where we’ll be for another six hours.”

The Tribe entered the final game of the regular season in a position to either finish fourth or seventh in the playoff rankings, with a possibility of five first-round opponents. In the end, the Indians topped the Pirates, 8-6, and the Cubs defeated the White Sox, 10-8, so Cleveland secured the No. 4 seed in the AL -- and home-field advantage. It'll face the No. 5 seed Yankees at Progressive Field on Tuesday.

Naquin update
Tyler Naquin fouled a pitch off his foot in Saturday’s 8-0 loss to the Pirates. He later exited the game and was not in the starting lineup on Sunday. Antonetti said that Naquin was "a bit sore" but available off the bench, though he was not needed in Cleveland's win.