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Cincinnati prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers twice, boosts season total to 20

Christian Encarnacion-Strand continues to impress with his power in his first full season in the Cincinnati Reds' system.

Encarnacion-Strand, acquired by the Reds from the Minnesota Twins last August in the Tyler Mahle trade, hit his 19th and 20th home runs of the season in just 301 plate appearances for the Triple-A Louisville Bats in Saturday's 12-8 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens.

Batting cleanup and playing first base, Encarnacion-Strand hit solo homers in the 6th inning and the 8th inning. The second homer traveled 467 feet over the batter's eye.