CLEVELAND – Luke Weaver arrived back at Progressive Field on Friday in unfamiliar territory.

Not only had he pitched in all seven of the Yankees’ playoff games entering Game 4 of the ALCS, he also came off the first save of his career.

Weaver’s first month as closer had been dominant, but now he had to respond by allowing a crushing two-out home run to Jhonkensy Noel in Thursday’s Game 3 loss to the Guardians.

“It’s hard because you feel like you have a lot of momentum, especially me, and then you end up here,” Weaver said. “We see it coming from both sides, with both teams (Thursday). We got some huge hits from a great closer on their side. It’s just baseball. It’s just postseason.

“It’s something I’m not used to, but it’s something I’ll definitely come back to.”

It was the second straight game in which Weaver gave up a home run – Jose Ramirez took him deep for a meaningless solo shot in the ninth inning of Game 2 – after allowing two home runs in his previous 28 games.

The sudden damage against Weaver raised questions about whether the heavy workload was starting to catch up with him.

Manager Aaron Boone had asked Weaver to record more than three outs in four of those seven appearances.

Thursday was Weaver’s third time pitching in a four-day span, something he did only once in the regular season (in August).

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He never had to throw four times in five days.

“I mean, playoffs,” Boone said when asked if Weaver was showing signs of fatigue given his workload. “Overall I thought he was quite sharp. Thanks to them for participating in a pitch. Yes, it’s that time of year. You try to conserve as many bullets as possible, and I thought he threw the ball pretty well overall, and they got it right there.

The chatty Weaver refused to take the bait when asked if he was running on fumes.

“As for the fumes, I’m not going to answer that,” he said. “I feel like you just come in every day and prepare as best you can. Post-match, recovery… making sure I get the things I need done. Have a good night’s sleep and come back the next day. I’m not the biggest guy in the world, but we all have our stuff to get through.

“It’s playoff baseball, the adrenaline is high. So when you’re on the mound, all you want to do is execute and get things done.”

Weaver was more frustrated with himself for getting ahead 0-2 to Lane Thomas and not being able to put him away, conceding a double that preceded Noel’s blast – on a substitution that Weaver said slipped out of his hand.

While stunning home runs by Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton off Emmanuel Clase gave Weaver a chance to record his fifth save of these playoffs on Thursday, the Yankees could also do a better job of taking some of the burden off Weaver (and Clay Holmes , who had also pitched in each of the first seven playoff games).

Because the offense had yet to break out or take advantage of all the traffic it generated, Boone had to use Weaver in every game – including on two non-save chances in a 4-2 loss to the Royals in the ALDS and a 6-2 victory over the Guardians in Game 2 of the ALCS.

By creating a little more breathing room, Boone could use different relievers to close out a game, which he would have to do at some point anyway so he doesn’t run Weaver and Holmes into the ground.

“The workload and all that, it is what it is,” Weaver said. “Everyone played all season and did their thing. So there is never an excuse and it’s about doing your job.”