Blue Jays unlikely to have Lind, Encarnacion back before Sunday
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The Toronto Blue Jays aren't expecting to have either Edwin Encarnacion or Adam Lind return to the lineup this week.
#BlueJays had hoped to have Lind and EE back by end of current road trip. Gibbons says that probably won't happen.
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) July 28, 2014
Optimism surrounded a return from the pair last week when manager John Gibbons revealed both sluggers were close to a return, however Encarnacion had his rehab interrupted due to a "minor setback" while Lind's foot has apparently not healed as quickly as initially thought.
Toronto opens a three-game series in Boston on Monday before travelling to Houston for a four-game series and then return home to open a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles next Tuesday.
Lind, who was placed on the disabled list July 11 with a fractured foot, is hitting .320/.389/.489 with 16 doubles and 27 RBI in 61 games, while Encarnacion is hitting .277/.368/.591 and still leads the team with 26 home runs and 70 RBI despite landing on the DL July 7 with a quad strain.