They’re contemplating October baseball in a bubble.

Just Tuesday, three weeks into The 2020 Season: Fury Road, the Cleveland Indians put two starting pitchers — Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger — on their restricted list.

So when manager Terry Francona said of the two, “I think they’re probably in different stages of understanding.

(By Tuesday evening, Clevinger had released a statement in which he said he was remorseful.).

Plesac and Clevinger, grown men, educated, aware of the world and significant figures in the micro-culture that is a baseball team, which means they care for the others, made their choices, which neither president Chris Antonetti nor Francona detailed during a call Tuesday. .

The Toronto Blue Jays were a true home team Tuesday night for the first time — in Buffalo.

The Pittsburgh Pirates had no one to play against Tuesday night.

Also, in their own dugout, two Cleveland coaches have opted out of the season and Francona missed eight games because of health issues that are not resolved.

He has undergone several procedures related to a gastrointestinal issue since the spring and said Tuesday, “I can’t promise this is going to go perfect but I’m certainly going to give it the best shot I can.” He praised his doctors and added, “As long as they keep trying I’ll keep trying” to solve it.

“I still think as a group our guys have done an extremely good job and they’ve been very conscientious,” Francona said.

Three weeks in, the season is most notable for the Cardinals having played five games.

While a regular season baseball bubble was both unwieldy and unpopular, a month-long postseason limited to Southern California or Chicago or, perhaps, New York would soften the risks.