Matt Olson
1B ATL
Fri 8/2/24 3:42 AM

Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-2 victory against the Marlins on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Olson hit one of three Atlanta homers, swatting a two-run shot to right field in the first inning. The first baseman has gone deep in two straight games and in four of his past six contests, belting five homers and driving in eight runs during that span. While he's very unlikely to come close to the 54 long balls he racked up last year, Olson has given himself a shot to reach 30 homers for the fourth straight season with his recent power surge, as he's now up to 18 on the campaign.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Wed 7/31/24 9:42 PM

Olson went 2-for-4 with a walk and two solo home runs in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
The slugger took Freddy Peralta deep in the fourth inning before clobbering a Nick Mears offering in the eighth. Travis d'Arnaud followed up each blast with a homer of his own, as they became the third pair of Atlanta teammates to go back-to-back twice in a game -- Fred McGriff and David Justice accomplished the feat in 1993, with Javy Lopez and Andruw Jones also doing it in 1998. Olson's first multi-homer performance of 2024 comes as part of a hot streak that has seen him bat .290 (9-for-31) over the last eight games with four long balls and six RBI.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Sun 7/28/24 6:24 PM

Olsen went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Sunday against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Olson's fourth-inning blast was his 15th of the season and plated three. After going nearly three weeks without a homer, Olson went deep Sunday for the second consecutive day. He now holds a modest five-game hitting streak, batting 7-for-20 (.350) during that stretch.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Sun 7/7/24 4:45 PM

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
Olson took rookie Michael Mercado deep in the second inning to break out of a 14-game homerless drought. It was Olson's second separate streak of 14 or more games without a homer this season, after only having one such streak all of last season. The 30-year-old entered the game in a 10-for-65 slump with just two extra-base hits and three RBI in his last 18 games, so he'll try to find some positive momentum headed into the All-Star break.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Sat 6/22/24 9:26 AM

Olson went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 8-1 win over the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
His fourth-inning shot off Carlos Rodon helped chase the southpaw from the game as part of a three-homer, eight-XBH barrage from Atlanta. Olson's bat has come alive in June, and through 74 plate appearances on the month he's slashing .309/.365/.574 with four of his 12 long balls on the year and 10 of his 40 RBI.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Mon 6/17/24 11:38 AM

Olson went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
The first baseman extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and his extra-base hit streak to five games, with another impressive performance. Olson is batting .410 (16-for-39) over that 10-game stretch, pushing his slash line on the season to .261/.342/.471 with 11 homers and 38 RBI in 69 contests.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Sun 6/16/24 1:04 AM

Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run in a 9-2 win against Tampa Bay on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Olson was part of a big fifth inning for Atlanta, swatting the team's third and final homer in the frame. The first baseman extended his hitting streak to nine contests, a stretch during which he is batting .361 (13-for-26) with two home runs and five RBI. Olson's 11 homers are second-most on Atlanta but are well off the pace of the 54 long balls he belted last season.

Matt Olson
1B ATL
Thu 6/13/24 10:11 AM

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

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

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.