Encarnacion will serve as the Giants' designated hitter and No. 8 batter in Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Encarnacion was expected to fill a short-side platoon role for the Giants upon getting called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, but this will be his fourth consecutive start and his second against an opposing right-handed starting pitcher in that span. After making each of his previous four starts with the big club in right field and going 6-for-17 with three extra-base hits during that stretch, Encarnacion will serve as the Giants' DH on Wednesday. The DH spot could be the primary home in the lineup for Encarnacion moving forward while Marco Luciano has gone 3-for-17 with eight strikeouts since a recent call-up of his own.