The Cleveland Indians will send Trevor Bauer and Corey Kluber to the mound for the first two games of the ALDS, respectively.

The Indians are hosting the divisional series against the New York Yankees, who won Tuesday night's Wild Card Game.

Terry Francona said part of the reason he decided to hold off on Kluber until Game 2 was to have the right-hander in line for a potential Game 5 start.

"I think on a number of reasons it makes good sense," Francona said. "Not that you go into a game thinking you're going to lose, but if you do, you have your ace coming back. The biggest thing was keeping him on his 5-day (schedule). That was really important to Kluber. That was really the only way we could do it.

"Again, you don't want to put the cart ahead of the horse, but if you're fortunate enough to win in four, you have your ace ready for the next series."

Carlos Carrasco is scheduled to start in Game 3.