MINNEAPOLIS -- Luis Severino is healthy, and that’s all the Yankees care about at this point.

The right-hander was limited to three September starts this season because of rotator cuff inflammation. But if Severino is physically ready to go, the Yankees say he has the ability to cast aside any doubts or memories about his mixed postseason record the past two years.

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“I think I am at my best,” Severino said. “I had three outings before this, so that's regularly what I do in Spring Training before I head into the season. So I think that's good enough to be at my best.”

Severino, a 19-game winner for the Yankees in 2018, will be on the mound Monday night in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. The Yanks are going for a three-game sweep to advance to the AL Championship Series for the 17th time in club history, and Severino's teammates are thrilled he has made it back from injury.

“He is one of those key pieces of the team, and we feel confident that he’s going to go out there and do his job,” designated hitter Edwin Encarnación said through an interpreter.

Severino has made six previous postseason starts in his career, going 1-2 with a 6.26 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. His first postseason start was against the Twins in the 2017 AL Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium. Severino lasted only six batters, allowing three runs on four hits, including two home runs, before being pulled with one out in the first inning. The Yankees later rallied for an 8-4 victory.

“I don't even remember that,” Severino said with a smile when asked about it Sunday afternoon at Target Field. “No, that was a tough game, but that was two years ago. I think I pitched one more game [since] that here. I threw 5 2/3 in one [game], so that's good enough to forget about that.”

Severino was referring to his last start against the Twins on Sept. 12, 2018, when he allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings in a 3-1 loss at Target Field. A few weeks later, he was pitching in postseason. Severino threw four scoreless innings in the Yankees' win over the A's in the AL Wild Card Game, but his ALDS start against the Red Sox was a game he would like to forget

The two teams split the first two games in Boston, and Severino was handed the Game 3 assignment at Yankee Stadium. He gave up six runs over three innings, the Yankees lost, 16-1, and the Red Sox won the series the next day.

“I mean, for me, I don't think about past situations or games like that,” Severino said. “When games like that happen, I will go the next day to the video room and see what was going on or what happened that I couldn't get batters out. But after that, it's over. You always know that I'm a guy that, if I had a bad game, I will do my best to get better and try to do a better job.”

The Yankees aren’t fretting about Severino’s postseason past. They may have ran away with the AL East while Severino spent five months trying to get his right shoulder back to full strength, but there was no doubt they wanted him back for the postseason.

“He is our ace,” outfielder Aaron Judge said. “He has been our ace for years now. We’re excited to see him going for Game 3. Winning those first two games at home sets us up in good position, especially with Sevy going and throwing the ball well. He has had a lot of time off, so he is fresh and ready to go.”

The big question was how effective Severino would be after the injury and five-month layoff. He pitched only one inning for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on a rehab assignment. That was against Buffalo on Sept. 1, and he allowed two runs on three hits while striking out two.

Severino’s first Major League start was much better. He threw four scoreless innings on 67 pitches against the Angels on Sept. 17, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out four at Yankee Stadium. He followed that up with five scoreless frames against the Blue Jays on Sept. 22, striking out nine while giving up three hits and not walking a batter. Then, he allowed two runs in three innings in his last regular-season start at Texas on Sept. 28.

“The first start was really encouraging,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Coming back in that game at home, you know there's going to be some emotions there. I thought he did a really nice job of kind of controlling his emotions, himself, being really clean in his delivery. He commanded the ball, yes, but he also had the velocity we normally see with him. The stuff was coming out like it does for Sevy, and it made me feel really good about where he was at that point in the season.”

That’s what the Yankees were waiting on for five months. Now, Severino is back at the right time, and the Yankees aren’t worried about what has happened in the past.

“Sevy's had good and bad in the postseason,” Boone said. “You talked about Minnesota, but then last year, he pitched the Wild Card Game and pitched great for us. So I expect him to handle it. I mean, this is a guy with loads of talent and the ability to go out there and pitch at a very high level. I think he expects that of himself, and I think he will handle it."