They didn’t start the season healthy and they will finish it with important players on the injured list.

Yet when the Yankees face the Twins in Game 1 of the ALDS Friday night at what is expected to be a raucous Yankee Stadium, they will have two powerful right-handed bats who suffered injuries on Sept. 12 that put their postseason availability in question.

Gary Sanchez (strained left groin) and Edwin Encarnacion (left oblique strain) went down together during a doubleheader in Detroit, but the Yankees hope they provide right-handed power starting Friday night.

Unlike Sanchez, who played in two of the final three regular-season games in Texas, Encarnacion will see a big league pitcher for the first time since the fifth inning of that doubleheader’s first game against the Tigers.

This week, he graduated from batting practice to simulated games on Tuesday and Wednesday and pronounced himself fit to play.

“I feel great,’’ said Encarnacion, who hit .249 with 13 homers and 37 RBIs in 44 games as a Yankee.

Encarnacion said he was back to swinging 100 percent and felt good enough to play first base if needed.

“Whatever he needs me to do, I am there,’’ Encarnacion said of manager Aaron Boone.

Boone said Tuesday was the day Encarnacion was over the trepidation he had swinging in Texas.

“[Tuesday] he cut loose with some [swings]. He swung aggressively, where he swung and missed where you are going to notice it and he got through that,’’ Boone said. “I think [Tuesday] was a little confidence builder for him as far as the ability to let it go and coming in [Wednesday] feeling like he is ready.’’

Sanchez went 1-for-6 and struck out four times in two games against the Rangers and caught 11 innings. Like Encarnacion, Sanchez said the injury was in the past.

“It felt very good, great,’’ Sanchez said of participating in the simulated games. “I definitely feel like I am seeing the ball better and looking forward to Friday.’’

Boone said discussions over what the complete roster would look like were going to continue Wednesday night. And when he said he could play Encarnacion at first base, it raised the possibility of Luke Voit being left off, because the Yankees’ best defensive infield has DJ LeMahieu at first.

A big decision was whether to carry 12 or 13 pitchers. A dozen pitchers would mean 13 position players. Thirteen pitchers meant a dozen position players but just three on the bench.

Boone said CC Sabathia’s ability to physically handle a relief role was being discussed. If Sabathia isn’t on the roster, that would open the door for lefty reliever Tyler Lyons. If the Yankees take 13 arms, right-hander David Hale, who threw a simulated game Wednesday, could be a choice. Jordan Montgomery also threw a simulated game Wednesday, but has to be considered a long shot for a roster spot after making just two September appearances coming back from Tommy John surgery.

Depending on how many pitchers are carried, Tyler Wade and Cameron Maybin could be on the roster or one could be left out. Wade’s ability to play three infield spots, all three outfield positions and be used as a pinch runner makes him valuable. The left-handed-hitting Mike Ford might be needed to play first base if Voit, who is in a 16-for-80 (.200) slump with 28 strikeouts since Aug. 30, doesn’t make it.

Because rosters have to be submitted to MLB by 10 a.m. Friday, the Yankees could take more time to shape their roster. Boone hinted it would be completed by Wednesday night but not announced in order to keep the Twins in the dark.