KANSAS CITY - A big league manager has to be able to adapt on the fly and Terry Francona has proven capable of doing that more than once.

In 2016, he helped the Indians reach Game 7 of the World Series with what amounted to a 21/2-man starting rotation - Corey Kluber, Josh Tomlin and Trevor Bauer, who was pitching with a drone-damaged pinky on his pitching hand.

When it comes to adjusting the start time for Tuesday's intrasquad game at Progressive Field to make room for a Justin Timberlake concert, that's small potatoes. Timberlake is performing at The Q across the plaza from Progressive Field and a lot of players have tickets.

"Most of the guys wanted to go to a concert that night," said Francona. "That's OK with me. Kluber came and told me. He said if it gets in the way (we can forget it). I told him, 'No, it's not going to get in the way.'"

Francona said he will not attend the concert, but here's how Tuesday will unfold for the Indians as they prepare to face the Astros in the best-of-five ALDS on Oct. 5 at Minute Maid Park.

Q. What the start time?

A. Probably sometime around 3 p.m.

Q. What about pre-game activities?

A. "We'll probably come out and hit and take ground balls around noon," said Francona. "Then we'll go in grab a sandwich and then come out and play a game."

Q. Is the public invited?

A. The Indians had discussed the idea, but decided against it. Team employees have been invited.

Francona said they'll use the scoreboard. Andre Knott, SportsTime Ohio's Indians reporter, will be working the dugout as well.

Q. How many innings will the game last?

A. "We don't know how many innings because we don't know how much work guys will need," said Francona. "But I'm guessing it will be six or seven innings, so we can get everybody a couple of at-bats."

Q. How will the Indians' roster be divided into two teams?

A. "We'll play our starting lineup as one team against everybody else," said Francona.

Q. Who is going to manage the other team?

A. "We're all going to stay in one dugout just so we can (manage) both. We want it to be as normal as we can so Sarbie (third base coach Mike Sarbaugh) can give signs to guys and things like that," said Francona.

Q. Does Francona worry about the injury factor in an intrasquad game with the postseason at hand?

A. "Yes, I do, but I (worry) more about having four days off (between end of the regular season on Sunday the start of the postseason on Oct. 5)," he said. "That bothers me. I don't think you put your best foot forward playing in a game (on Oct. 5) because the speed of the game is so drastically different, even compared to these games right now, and I don't want that to affect us. So, I think it's something we need to do."