NEW YORK -- Cleveland manager Terry Francona says you can usually gauge his anxiety by measuring the pile of chewing gum and tobacco wads littered before him. Those readings would have been off the charts as the Guardians and Yankees battled into extra innings during Friday’s Game 2 of the American League Division Series.

Yet as shadows encroached upon the playing field and afternoon bled into early evening, Francona kept thinking, “We are going to find a way.” Cleveland did, lifting a few timely 10th-inning hits to polish off a hard-fought, 4-2 win, sending a tied series back to Progressive Field for Saturday’s Game 3.

“We’re excited to go back as a team,” said Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor. “Get on the plane ride and enjoy the moment, enjoy the win [Friday] and get locked back in [Saturday].”

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The Yankees have won six of eight meetings with the Guardians this season, including splitting the first two games of the ALDS. As they dressed for their flight to Cleveland, a Bob Marley-heavy playlist spilled from the speakers of Yankee Stadium’s home clubhouse; despite the loss, Aaron Judge echoed the reggae legend’s intonation not to worry about a thing.

“This is what it’s about,” Judge said. “I like this team. I like the guys in this room. You can’t overthink it. Take it one game at a time, and if you continue to do that, we’ll be where we want to be at the end.”

When is the game and how can I watch it?

Game 3 of the ALDS is 7:37 p.m. ET Saturday at Progressive Field. The game will be televised by TBS. All series are available in the U.S. on MLB.TV with authentication to a participating Pay TV provider. Live games are also available in select countries outside the US. For full details click here.

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Who are the starting pitchers?

Yankees: Luis Severino (7-3, 3.18 ERA) is set to make the ninth postseason start of his career (10th appearance) after finishing his season on a tremendously strong note, hurling seven hitless innings on Oct. 3 at Texas before being removed because of a pitch count issue -- at 94 pitches, he’d already tossed as much as the club was willing to allow him in his third start since returning from a right lat injury. Severino did not face Cleveland this year, but he did defeat them in Game 4 of the 2017 ALDS.

Guardians: Triston McKenzie (11-11, 2.96 ERA) was stellar against the Rays in the Wild Card Series, tossing six scoreless frames while allowing just two hits, and the righty will look to continue that momentum against the Yankees on Saturday. While McKenzie is known for the limited number of hits he allows, the problem for this matchup could be keeping the ball inside the ballpark. McKenzie has been prone to allowing homers, doing so in half of his starts this season, and facing a powerful lineup like the Yankees could be a difficult task. But McKenzie has demonstrated extreme maturity and control this season and will be looking to lean on that in his second postseason start.

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What are the starting lineups?

Yankees: Looking to give his star slugger a little more lineup protection, Boone moved Judge out of the leadoff spot for the first time since Sept. 8 while Harrison Bader slid up out of the nine-hole to bat seventh.

1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
5. Josh Donaldson, 3B
6. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
7. Harrison Bader, CF
8. Kyle Higashioka, C
9. Oswaldo Cabrera, LF

Guardians: The Guardians have been creatures of habit so far this postseason when it comes to their lineups against righties and lefties, but Francona bucked that trend by giving rookie Gabriel Arias his first taste of postseason action. He slots in at first base, with Josh Naylor moved to DH.

1. Steven Kwan, LF
2. Amed Rosario, SS
3. José Ramírez, 3B
4. Josh Naylor, DH
5. Oscar Gonzalez, RF
6. Andrés Giménez, 2B
7. Gabriel Arias, 1B
8. Austin Hedges, C
9. Myles Straw, CF

How will the bullpens line up after the starter?

Yankees: The rainout between Games 1 and 2 means that most of the arms are relatively fresh, even after New York used six relievers to navigate Game 2. Only Jonathan Loáisiga (27 pitches over Games 1-2), Wandy Peralta (23 pitches over Games 1-2) and Clay Holmes (26 pitches over Games 1-2) have been used in both ALDS games so far. They’ll likely try to stay away from Jameson Taillon after he threw 18 pitches in his first career relief appearance. 

Guardians: Cleveland's relief corps has been ready to take the ball as often as needed this season, despite how many pitches each hurler may have thrown the day before. James Karinchak throwing 29 pitches and closer Emmanuel Clase throwing 33 in his career-high 2 1/3 innings on Friday might cause the Guardians to think twice about turning to them on Saturday, but if the situation called for it, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Clase available in a pinch for Game 3. Trevor Stephan should be able to work back-to-back days and Cleveland didn’t have to turn to guys like Enyel De Los Santos or Sam Hentges in Game 2, leaving them fresh for the games at Progressive Field.

Any injuries of note?

Yankees: The 26-man playoff roster is healthy and playable, though DJ LeMahieu, Andrew Benintendi, Scott Effross, Ron Marinaccio and Frankie Montas are all observers for this round. LeMahieu will travel with the club to Cleveland; Benintendi, Marinaccio and Montas are all traveling to Tampa, Fla., to participate in live batting practice drills.

Guardians: Aside from Nick Sandlin having to be left off the ALDS roster due to a right teres major strain, Cleveland isn’t dealing with any injuries.

Who is hot and who is not?

Yankees: Stanton hit his 10th postseason home run in Game 2, joining Carlos Beltrán (11) as the only players to hit at least 10 homers in their first 20 postseason games. ... Kiner-Falefa is 3-for-7 with a run, walk and stolen base in the ALDS. ... Judge is 0-for-8 with seven strikeouts in the ALDS so far; the likely AL MVP heard boos after striking out for the fourth time in Game 2.

Guardians: Gonzalez may not have set off the exit velocity radar guns on Friday afternoon, but he’s been able to get the ball in play when Cleveland needs him to. After last weekend’s walk-off homer in the Wild Card Series to send his team to the ALDS, Gonzalez delivered the go-ahead hit again on Friday to help keep Cleveland in the series. But guys like Owen Miller and Hedges are still looking for their first hits of the postseason. If a lefty comes out of the ‘pen, Miller will likely pinch-hit for Brennan, and the club could certainly benefit from Miller breaking out of this skid.

Anything else fans might want to know?

• Including the postseason, the Yankees are 6-2 vs. the Guardians this season and 12-5 against them since the start of the 2020 season. New York is 13-11 in 24 postseason games vs. Cleveland, a span that includes the 1997 ALDS, the 1998 ALCS, the 2007 ALDS, the 2017 ALDS and the 2020 Wild Card Series.

• Stanton has nine homers in 12 postseason games since Game 1 of the 2019 ALCS. He’s just the fourth Major Leaguer to hit nine homers in a 12-game postseason span; Lou Gehrig (1928-36), Babe Ruth (1926-28) and Jim Thome (1998-2001) are the others.

• The Guardians have won three of their past four postseason games after losing their previous eight straight and 12 of their previous 14. Cleveland is 10-5 all time in extra-inning postseason games.