Matt Olson
1B ATL
Mon 8/2/21 12:06 AM

Olson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Olson cranked his 28th home run Sunday off Reid Detmers in the third inning to give Oakland a 3-2 lead. He has slowed down over his last 10 games, batting just .176. However, he has eight long balls in the month of July. On the season, the 27-year-old is slashing .280/.373/.580 with a team-leading 28 homers, 70 RBI and 69 runs in 428 plate appearances.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Sun 7/25/21 10:28 PM

Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's loss against Seattle.
EDGE Analysis
Olson was the only player who recorded more than one hit in an anemic showing of the Athletics' offense, as the team went 7-for-33 as a whole. The first baseman still blasted his 27th long ball of the campaign and ranks in the Top 3 in homers in the American League while also posting a .962 OPS through 95 games. That figure ranks as the second-best of his career, but the best one since in seasons where he's played at least 90 games.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Sat 7/24/21 10:36 AM

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Olson took Yusei Kikuchi long in the fourth for his only hit of the night. The 27-year-old slugger now has three homers in his last four games and 26 overall for the year. He's on pace for his best season since breaking into the league in 2016, as he's slashing .288/.376/.588 with 49 extra-base hits, 65 RBI, 64 runs scored, three steals and a 46:63 BB:K over 394 plate appearances. His strikeout percentage has gone way down in comparison to past seasons which has led to a complete turnaround from his .195/.310/.424 slash line he held in 2020.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Tue 7/20/21 7:36 PM

Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI, a walk and another run scored during Tuesday's win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Olson got the scoring started by taking Jose Suarez deep with a 353-foot shot in the fourth inning. It was his second long ball in as many games and his team-leading 25th of the year. The 27-year-old has now collected at least one hit in 11 of his last 13 games, raising his season slash line to .291/.379/.588.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Tue 7/20/21 9:40 AM

Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-1 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Olson plated a nice insurance run for the A's, increasing their lead to four runs with a solo shot to right off Alex Claudio in the eighth inning. The 27-year-old slugger has now recorded at least one hit in 10 of his last 12 games, and he's been more than just a power threat at the plate. He's sitting on a well-rounded .287/.375/.578 line with 24 homers, 61 RBI, 61 runs scored, three steals and a 44:61 BB:K over 381 plate appearances.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Sat 7/17/21 1:17 AM

Olson went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run, RBI and strikeout as Oakland beat Cleveland 5-4 on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Olson doubled and scored in the third, singled in the fifth and doubled in the seventh to record three hits for the first time in nearly a month. The All-Star improved his slash line to .287/.374/.574 with the effort and is now top eleven in baseball in both doubles and home runs.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Mon 7/12/21 9:12 AM

Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Olson took Kolby Allard deep in the fourth and the sixth to put him at 23 home runs heading into the All-Star break. Coming into Sunday, the 27-year-old slugger was hitting .185/.229/.292 with only one homer over his last 18 games. He finishes the first half of the year slashing .282/.371/.567 with 43 extra-base hits, 59 RBI, 58 runs scored, three steals and a 42:60 BB:K over 364 plate appearances. He'll be making an appearance in his first Home Run Derby and first All-Star Game over the next few days.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Thu 7/8/21 12:40 AM

Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Wednesday against Houston.
EDGE Analysis
Olson gave the Athletics an offensive jolt in the first inning by blasting his 21st homer of the season. He reached base on a free pass in the sixth frame and came around to score to account for his second run of the contest. This performance was welcomed for Olson, as he had failed to record a home run and had driven in only two runs across his previous 14 games. Despite the slump, Olson is still hitting an excellent .284/.375/.557 with 54 runs scored and 56 RBI across 347 plate appearances on the season.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Wed 7/7/21 3:42 PM

Olson went 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a run-scoring groundout in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Olson got it done with some small ball Tuesday, as he opened the scoring on the afternoon with his first-inning single before notching the final run of the game for Oakland in the second with a grounder that plated Elvis Andrus. The pair of RBI snapped a 13-game drought in that category for Olson, who hit just .170 over that stretch.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Mon 6/28/21 3:04 PM

Olson went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Giants on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
The versatile slugger got it done with some small ball Sunday, boosting his season OBP to an elite, career-high .379 by reaching safely in the 24th game over his last 26. Olson's .296 average also ranks as a new high-water mark and augments what could ultimately turn out to be a career-best campaign for Olson if he remains healthy.