Matt Olson 1B ATL Mon 5/31/21 8:40 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to Seattle.
EDGE Analysis
The first baseman entered Monday in a skid after going just 1-for-11 in four games versus the Angels. He got back on track with an RBI double in the fifth inning Monday. Olson also scored in the eighth and 10th innings, although his error in the field indirectly led to Seattle's walkoff win in the bottom of the 10th. Through 207 plate appearances, Olson is slashing .258/.348/.545 with 13 home runs, 33 RBI and 31 runs scored.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Thu 5/27/21 7:20 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-3 with a home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Olson socked his 13th long ball of the season with a solo shot in the third inning, and he later added another RBI in the bottom of the fourth with a sac fly that scored Elvis Andrus. The first baseman has been seeing the ball well of late and has hit safely in all but two of his last 11 contests, hitting .300 with a 1.133 OPS, five homers and a 6:5 BB:K across 46 plate appearances in that span.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Mon 5/24/21 7:43 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Olson drove in the first run of the game with a 445-foot solo blast to right field to lead off the second inning. He added a base hit in the third and later walked and scored in the seventh. The 27-year-old is slashing .268/.354/.562 with 12 home runs, 28 RBI, 26 runs scored and a 19:31 BB:K. Olson continues to be one of the premier power-hitting players in baseball and has improved his concentration at the plate. He has only struck out in 17.7 percent of his plate appearances which is a significant improvement after striking out 31.4 percent of the time last season.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sun 5/23/21 4:49 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Olson did his damage with a solo shot in the sixth to give Oakland a 3-0 lead they didn't relinquish. Other than a run-scoring double play, Olson didn't do anything else of significance on the evening. He is slashing a respectable .260/.345/.540.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Wed 5/19/21 8:25 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
Olson's only hit of the night came in the sixth when he took Christian Javier deep to right to tie the game at 3-3. He's now entered double digits in home runs with 10 and owns an excellent slash line of .267/.346/.548 with 26 RBI and 21 runs scored.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sun 5/16/21 2:04 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
The 27-year-old started the scoring Saturday with a 420-foot, two-run blast to right-center field during the opening frame. Olson has a .260/.340/.528 slash line with nine home runs, seven doubles, 25 RBI and 19 runs through 35 games this season.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Thu 5/13/21 1:42 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
His sixth-inning blast off Eduardo Rodriguez capped the scoring for the A's. Olson had gone just 3-for-26 (.115) in the eight games since his last long ball, but on the season the first baseman is still hitting a solid .267 with eight homers and 22 RBI through 32 contests.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Mon 5/3/21 1:11 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's win over the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Olson made a surprising return to the lineup after missing three games earlier this week due to an eye contusion, but was seeing the ball well Sunday and recorded his fifth multi-hit game over his last eight contests. The 27-year-old is hitting .352 (12-for-34) with three homers and seven RBI during that eight-game stretch.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sun 5/2/21 2:23 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson (eye) will start at first base and bat cleanup Sunday against the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Manager Bob Melvin said a day earlier that Olson would likely remain out through the weekend due to an eye contusion, but the 27-year-old's vision has apparently improved enough for him to check back into the lineup for the series finale. With Olson back in action after missing the previous three games, Seth Brown will move back into a reserve role.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sat 5/1/21 2:43 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Manager Bob Melvin said Saturday that he would "doubt" Olson (eye) returns to the lineup Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
Olson has already been ruled out for Saturday's matchup against Baltimore, but he was able to take some groundballs and take some swings in the cage prior to the game. If Olson is held out Sunday, Seth Brown or Mitch Moreland could fill in at first base once again.