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Indians Placing 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion on the Disabled List

Indians manager Terry Francona announced following Saturday’s win over the Sox in Chicago that slugger Edwin Encarnacion is headed for the disabled list.

“We’re going to put Edwin on the disabled list, he actually got his hand X-rayed, and it actually came back really good, really clean so we’re pleased about that,” Francona said.

“There’s some swelling in the bicep, it’s not bad at all, between the wrist and the bicep, I think we just thought 10 days and letting him come back and being Edwin made the most sense.”

Encarnacion this season is hitting .