Matt Olson 1B ATL Wed 7/11/18 5:00 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson isn't in Wednesday's starting lineup against Houston, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Olson will get just his third day off all season. He's hitting .241 with 19 home runs and 46 RBI over 92 games as the All-Star break approaches.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Wed 7/11/18 2:04 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a double in an extra-innings loss to the Astros on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Olson's timely hit was part of a furious ninth-inning rally by the Athletics. The slugger has reached safely in all eight games of July, and in 10 straight contests overall, a stretch that includes six extra-base hits (four doubles, two home runs).
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sat 7/7/18 12:02 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-4 a double and a solo home run in a loss to the Indians on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Olson took Carlos Carrasco deep in the second inning with a 438-foot shot to center that extended the Athletics' early lead to 2-0. The 24-year-old has been on a power surge of late, racking up eight extra-base hits -- including five homers -- on the strength of a 55.3 percent hard contact rate over the 64 plate appearances encompassing his last 15 games.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sun 7/1/18 2:25 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a win over the Indians on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Olson finished June with nine round trippers, half of his season total. The 24-year-old parlayed 25 hits into 22 RBI during the month, and both his season homer (18) and RBI (43) totals are within the top three on the Athletics heading into July.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Mon 6/25/18 12:56 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in a loss to the White Sox on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
The White Sox will be glad to be rid of Olson, who went 6-for-18 with two home runs, three RBI and five runs over the four-game series. The young slugger has hit safely in six straight games overall, raising his average 14 points to .246 in the process.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sat 6/23/18 8:36 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk and a pair of runs in Saturday's win against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Olson gave the Athletics a one-run lead with a sixth-inning shot off Chris Volstad, his 17th homer of the season. The homers have been enough to make Olson a valuable fantasy asset despite a mediocre .241 batting average.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Sat 6/23/18 5:13 AM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in the second game loss of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Olson hit an RBI single in the first inning and later clubbed a solo homer -- his 16th of the year -- in the sixth inning. The 24-year-old has registered a hit in four consecutive games, and has gone deep in two of the last three. Olson is now hitting .240/.320/.458 with 12 doubles, 39 RBI and 39 runs scored on the year.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Wed 6/20/18 7:50 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, three runs scored, a walk and a strikeout in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Olson blasted a solo shot in the third inning -- his 15th of the season -- as one of five Oakland home runs in the 12-4 win. The 24-year-old is mired in a 5-for-40 (.125) slump even with Wednesday's two-hit outing, dropping his slash line on the year to .237/.320/.451.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Thu 6/14/18 8:49 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run blast in Thursday's 7-3 loss against Houston.
EDGE Analysis
The 24-year-old has 34 RBI and a .242/.324/.460 slash line alongside his 14 long balls. Olson had 24 homers and 45 RBI in just 59 games last season, but he should surpass both of those totals in 2018. He's also still striking out at a pretty high rate, with 78 punch outs in 248 at-bats.
Matt Olson 1B ATL Tue 6/5/18 11:56 PM
Matt Olson
1B ATL
Olson went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Olson struck out twice for the second straight game, but that was the only knock on him Tuesday. The 24-year-old has been on a tear of late, as he's hitting .450 (9-for-20) with four home runs and 11 RBI during his current five-game hitting streak. Thanks to the recent outburst, Olson's now sporting a .256/.337/.475 slash line that's much closer to last year's output than the rate he'd been going at over the first two months.