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Inciarte 7th player since 2000 with 2 HRs, 2 SBs in same game

Isaiah J. Downing / USA TODAY Sports

Ender Inciarte flexed some muscle and hit the ground running against the Colorado Rockies.

In Thursday's 10-4 victory at Coors Field, the Atlanta Braves outfielder cracked a pair of home runs while also stealing two bases. In doing so, Inciarte became only the seventh player to do it since the year 2000.

That's some pretty solid - and, in the case of Duffy and Spilborghs, surprising - company there.

Acquired alongside shortstop Dansby Swanson and pitcher Aaron Blair from the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015, Inciarte has been one of the team's best batters since.

Having already showcased a consistent ability to hit around .300, he's added a little pop in his bat in 2017. With his performance Thursday, the 26-year-old is batting .300/.346/.408 with 10 home runs and 17 stolen bases.

Inciarte was perhaps making up for lost time, as he had only registered one long ball over 29 games since the All-Star break. The two-hit affair also extended his modest hitting streak to six games.

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