The Cleveland Indians could receive a major boost to their lineup for Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday.

Indians manager Terry Francona told reporters that he expects designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion to be available as the slugger continues to recover from a right ankle sprain, according to Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com.

Encarnacion suffered the injury trying to run back to second base during the first inning of Game 2, and has been listed as day to day since. The Indians' offense has certainly missed Encarnacion in the middle of the lineup this series, scoring just three runs over their last two games.

The three-time All-Star led the Indians with 38 home runs and 107 RBIs during the regular season.