Clearly, Edwin Encarnacion was ready to return.
After missing the final 15 games of the regular season with a strained left oblique, Encarnacion came back for his first game since Sept. 12 and came through with a pair of hard-hit doubles in the Yankees’ 10-4 win over the Twins in Game 1 of ALDS on Friday night in The Bronx.
The Yankees’ designated hitter, who was 1-for-21 in his previous seven postseason games, finished 2-for-5 with one RBI and one run.
“I tried to do the best I could do and look for my pitch and be aggressive,” Encarnacion said.