Matt Olson 1B ATL Thu 6/13/24 10:11 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
The first baseman spoiled Baltimore's combined shutout bid by taking Keegan Akin deep in the eighth inning. Olson has hit safely in six straight games, and over his last 16 contests he's slashing .328/.385/.586 with three of his 10 homers on the season.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sun 5/26/24 7:53 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 3-for-5 with a home run, double, three RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Pirates.
EDGE Analysis
Olson's eighth-inning blast off Aroldis Chapman was a no-doubter over the right field wall, clearing the stadium and splashing down in the Allegheny River. Olson had previously added a two-run double and finished the game just a triple short of the cycle. Over his last 13 games, Olson has six multi-hit efforts, batting .308 with four homers, two doubles, 11 RBI and six runs scored in that span.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Thu 5/23/24 6:54 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-5 in Wednesday's win over the Cubs with a solo home run.
EDGE Analysis
Olson launched a two-out, solo homer in the top of the seventh to extend Atlanta's lead to seven runs, giving the first baseman his fourth long ball this month and seventh overall on the season. The veteran first baseman also added a single on the night, marking his ninth multi-hit performance of the campaign and fifth in his last nine games. He's now hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests, tallying three homers and eight RBI over that stretch.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Tue 5/21/24 2:43 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 3-for-8 with a home run, a walk and two total RBI across both games of Monday's doubleheader split with San Diego.
EDGE Analysis
Olson did most of his damage in Game 1, swatting a solo homer and adding another RBI on a single. The first baseman has gotten off to a slow start this season with a .230/.332/.410 slash line and just six homers through 44 games after going deep a career-high 54 times last year. Olson has been perking up with the bat of late, though, hitting .393 (11-for-28) with two home runs and seven RBI over his past eight contests.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Wed 5/15/24 4:22 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
After hitting the ball hard most of the early part of the season with little to show for it, Olson got rewarded for his efforts Tuesday, driving in his first run with a first-inning double that had an exit velocity of 105.2 mph before he belted a three-run bomb off Jameson Taillon in the fourth that left his bat at 108.2 mph. Over the last eight games, Olson is batting .310 (9-for-29) with two of his five homers on the season as he gets back into his 2023 form.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Fri 5/10/24 10:55 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's win over the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Olson hit Atlanta's third and final homer during the third inning and it proved to be the game-winning blast. It was his first long ball since April 7, snapping an uncharacteristic 26-game skid. During that extended drought, he posted a .508 OPS with 30 strikeouts. On the year, Olson is now slashing .202/.311/.372 with 13 extra-base hits and 18 RBI through 35 contests.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Mon 4/29/24 10:04 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson hasn't hit a home run in 18 straight games, slashing .167/.291/.242 over that stretch with three doubles, one triple and seven RBI, but he remains among the league leaders in key hitting metrics, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Despite the first baseman's lack of production in April, Olson sits in the 97th percentile in hard-hit rate and average exit velocity on the season, numbers comparable to what he posted during his career-best 2023 campaign. It seems only a matter of time before the 30-year-old gets dialed in and begins racking up hits and homers.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Mon 4/8/24 12:37 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
The first baseman took Ryne Nelson deep to lead off the second inning and set Atlanta on its way to a 5-2 victory and a series sweep. Olson has picked up where he left off after slugging a career-high 54 homers in 2023, and through eight games this season he's batting .303 (10-for-33) with five doubles, three home runs and eight RBI.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Fri 4/5/24 11:34 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Olson slammed a monstrous 424-foot home run off Arizona left-hander Tommy Henry for his second of the season. The Atlanta first baseman later added a double off Kevin Ginkel and scored the game-tying run in the ninth inning. Olson appears to be headed for another solid season as he's opened with a .269/.321/.654 slash line in his first 27 plate appearances.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Fri 3/29/24 9:11 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 3-for-5 with three doubles, a run scored and three RBI in Friday's 9-3 win over the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
The first baseman celebrated his 30th birthday in style by rapping out two-baggers in three straight at-bats, including two in a seven-run eighth inning for Atlanta. Olson set career highs last year by batting .283 with 54 homers and 139 RBI, and he's off to a quick start in 2024 as he looks to put together another stellar campaign.