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Late blooming Encarnacion heating up for the Indians

CLEVELAND – Clevelanders have certainly taken noticed to the warmer weather that has crept into the forecast over the last few weeks. It may not be a coincidence that as the weather has turned around, so has the bat of Indians slugger Edwin Encarnacion.

The 35-year-old had himself one heck of a Memorial Day Weekend. On Saturday, Encarnacion went 3-4, drove in two on a fifth-inning homer and scored three times in an 8-6 win over Houston. And despite going a forgettable 1-6 on the day of the Indians wild ninth-inning comeback and eventual 14-inning victory over the Astros, he led a comeback in Monday’s 9-6 win over the Chicago White Sox.