The Indians have been playing well minus not having two of their biggest players on the roster, with slugger Edwin Encarnacion on the DL with a bicep injury, and starter Trevor Bauer also on the disabled list with a leg fracture.
While Bauer is still a few weeks from coming back, it sounds like Encarnacion could be back by the end of the week.
“He’s doing good. I don’t think we will activate him tomorrow, but Thursday seems like a real possibility,” Tribe manager Terry Francona said on Tuesday via Jordan Bastian at MLB.