CLEVELAND -- Lane Thomas stood on second base at Progressive Field in his second game with his new team. The home dugout was screaming for him to celebrate his double and he gave a casual fist pump in response. The crew was signaling for him to give the Super Mario Bros. one-two punch of a fist pump that this group has done all season long.

The guys in the dugout were laughing, trying to get his attention, but Thomas stood on second base after his first-inning double, ready to score. Maybe he needs some time to learn all the small things that come along with being a Guardian, but one thing is already clear: His bat doesn’t need any time to fit right in.

If one double wasn’t enough in his home debut, Thomas picked up another in the seventh inning -- and he crossed the plate shortly after each as the All-Stars behind him drove him home in the Guardians’ 10-3 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night.

The goal of the Trade Deadline was to get a bat that can lengthen the order. Cleveland thought Thomas did that well. At first glance, his numbers didn’t jump off the screen. He was basically a league average hitter this year who lost some power that he had last season. But diving deeper into the numbers revealed this had a chance of being the perfect fit.

Thomas carried a 25-game on-base streak from the Nationals to the Guardians. Now that he’s reached base in both of his first two games with Cleveland, it’s extended to 27 consecutive games -- the longest of his career and the longest active streak in the Majors. And if you can have a guy who consistently gets on base right in front of José Ramírez, that’s a recipe for success.

We saw that on Thursday, as Thomas moved to third on a Ramírez sacrifice fly in the first, easily scoring on Josh Naylor’s ensuing single. And then in the seventh, Thomas stood on second as Ramírez smacked his 28th homer of the season (and fourth in his past three games). Not only does it lengthen the lineup, but it has the chance of helping Ramírez and Naylor knock in more runs.