The set-up: Cleveland manager Terry Francona knows his team is up 2-0 in this best-of-five series but cautioned, "The atmosphere is going to be a little different come Sunday." Francona's Red Sox came from down 3-1 against the Indians to win the 2007 ALCS, the second of Francona's two World Series championships in Boston. Saturday, he called Fenway "kind of like a cathedral" and he sure wants to end this series on Sunday. The Red Sox led all of MLB in batting (.282), runs scored (5.42 RPG) and OPS (.810) during the regular season but have collectively struck out 22 times in the first two games. Stars Dustin Pedroia, Mookie Betts, David Ortiz, Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. have gone a combined 4-for-36 (.011). "We're getting our (butts) beat," Ortiz told reporters. "Nothing to celebrate. It's part of the game, man, but I know we're better than that."

The pitching match-up: Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.40 ERA) takes the mound for the Indians and Clay Buchholz (8-10, 4.78 ERA) gets the ball for the Red Sox. Both of the Game 3 starters were banished to the bullpen during the regular season because of poor work but both have been better lately. Tomlin is making a postseason start mostly due to the fact that injuries have sidelined to Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar. That said, after briefly being demoted to the bullpen, he finished strong finish by posting a 1.75 ERA in his final four appearances during the regular season, capped by a win at Kansas City that helped guarantee the Indians homefield advantage in the ALDS. Buchholz made three appearances out of the bullpen in late August but then the team won four of his five September starts, including surrendering three ERs on 11 hits in 19 innings over his final three regular-season starts (1.42 ERA).

The pick: There have been 28 teams which have rallied from 0-2 to win an LDS, including two Boston teams. The Red Sox did it to the Indians in 1999 and to the Oakland A's in 2003. Déjà vu? Maybe but one game at a time. Boston is now a 10* play.