CLEVELAND, Ohio -- At one point Terry Francona's eyes were stinging so bad from the champagne being poured over his bald head during the Indians' celebration Sunday that an illogical thought crossed his mind.

"I was thinking I wished we would have lost," said Francona.

Yes, that was a joke.

Sunday was a day for celebration as the Indians reached the postseason for the first time since 2007. The team delayed the departure of its charter flight from Minneapolis to Cleveland following a 5-1 victory over the Twins to give the players some extra time to "blow it out,' said Francona.

Monday a new work week began with the Indians preparing to play either Texas or Tampa Bay in Wednesday's AL wild-card game at 8:07 p.m. at sold-out Progressive Field. The Rays and Rangers played a tiebreaker game Monday night in Arlington, Texas.

The time for merriment wasn't over, but it had been put on a low flame. There was business at hand.

• The Indians have until Wednesday morning to name their 25-man roster for the wild card game, but the process has already begun. Francona said outfielder Jason Kubel and relievers Blake Wood and Preston Guilmet were told that they could go home because they would not make the wild-card roster. The Indians acquired Kubel in a deal with Arizona right before the Aug. 31 trading deadline, but he received only 18 at-bats.

• Veterans Jason Giambi (left forearm) and Michael Bourn (back of left knee) came to Progressive Field on Monday for treatment. Giambi left Saturday's game with cramping in the left forearm and Bourn left Sunday's clincher with what he said was a sore left calf, but the injury appears to be more at the bottom of the left hamstring.

"I think they'll both be OK," said Francona.

Regarding Bourn, Francona said, "We'll have a workout Tuesday night and he'll participate in that. We'll have more on him then, but he showed up today (Monday) and doesn't feel too bad."

• Relievers Vinnie Pestano, Chris Perez, Nick Hagadone, Clay Rapada, Josh Tomlin and Carlos Carrasco threw a 4-1/2 inning simulated game during an optional workout Monday.

• When asked if he'd continue using a closer-by-committee on Wednesday, in place of closer Chris Perez, an evasive Francona said, "We're not there yet." Perez was taken out of the closer's role on Thursday.

• Francona said the Indians would probably play Wednesday's game with a nine-man bullpen because besides rookie starter Danny Salazar, it didn't make a lot of sense to carry four starting pitchers. Especially when Justin Masterson could give them two or three innings.

"I expect the other team we play will do something similar," said Francona.

• Francona has already been studying how the Indians' pitchers and hitters match up with Tampa and Texas. They'll have their scouting meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

When asked why he picked Salazar to start when the more-experienced Zach McAllister and Corey Kluber were available, Francona said he'd explain his choice of Salazar when the roster was announced.

As for picking the hard-throwing Salazar, who opened the season at Class AA Akron, Francona apparently did so without hesitation.

"You go all the way back to when Mickey (Callaway, pitching coach) and I went to the Dominican Republic over the winter to see Ubaldo Jimenez," said Francona. "Ubaldo was playing catch with Danny and I went up to Mickey and said, "Who is that guy?' Mickey said, "You're going to love him. He's going to fly through the system.'"

Salazar made his big-league debut on July 11, striking out seven and allowing one run on two hits in six innings in a 4-2 victory over Toronto.

"It's a cool story," said Francona, "but we wouldn't start him if we didn't think he could win."

The Indians clinched their wild-card spot by going 21-6 in September, including winning their last 10 games. When asked what triggered that run, Francona said, "We stayed away from chicken and beer. I might as well get that out of the way."

The Boston Red Sox, in 2011, suffered a historic September collapse to keep them out of the postseason and end Francona's eight-year run in Boston. After the season, it was revealed that some Red Sox pitchers were in the clubhouse during the collapse eating fried chicken and drinking beer while the games were being played.

Should the Indians win Wednesday, they would move on to the Division Series against Boston on Friday night at Fenway Park. Talk about adding a plot twist to an already riveting story.