Olson went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks in Tuesday's loss to the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

Olson exploded for 24 home runs in just 59 games in the majors last season, and while he hasn't been able to match that torrid pace, the 24-year-old is still finding a way to reach base consistently. The power will likely come around at some point, though that could be met with a bit of regression in his average -- he currently has an unsustainably high .393 BABIP.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in a win over the Rangers on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Just as notable as his solid stat line was the fact that Olson snapped a dubious 15-game streak with at least one strikeout. The young slugger picked it up at the plate over the last six games in particular, going 10-for-27 with two doubles, five RBI and four runs during that stretch.

Olson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Olson saw his hit streak come to an end Saturday after he had gone 8-for-19 with three extra-base knocks in the preceding four games. The first baseman's 37.8 percent strikeout rate and .432 BABIP suggests his current .272 average likely won't be sustainable throughout the season, but Olson should remain a plus source of power for fantasy owners. He's likely just getting a breather Sunday after starting in each of Oakland's first 21 games of 2018.

Olson went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Red Sox on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

He helped the Athletics get off to an auspicious start with a first-inning single that plated Jed Lowrie, one of three runs that would come home for Oakland during the frame. Olson has been wielding a hot bat over the last four games, going 8-for-19 with two doubles, one home run, five RBI, two walks and three runs over that span.

Olson went 4-for-6 with three RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 14-inning win over the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Olson reached base six times in this one, as he also added a pair of walks to go along with the four singles. Strikeouts remain a bit of an issue, as he whiffed twice more Wednesday to give him 32 in just 73 at bats on the year. After mashing 24 home runs in his 59-game stint in the majors last year, Olson has only left the yard three times in 2018, but the four-hit night provided a much needed boost to his batting average.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in an 8-1 win over the White Sox on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

His 407-foot shot to right center in the fourth opened the scoring on the night and also marked the only time Olson put the ball in play. The young slugger struck out in his other three at-bats, continuing a troubling trend that's been an overriding theme in the early going. Factoring in Monday's trio of whiffs, Olson is sporting a mammoth 39.1 percent strikeout rate over his first 69 plate appearances. While that figure will undoubtedly get whittled down over time, the fact he generated a 27.8 percent figure over a sample size of 216 plate appearances in his rookie 2017 campaign implies his contact rate is still very much a work in progress.

Olson is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

After starting each of the team's first 12 games, Olson will head to the bench for the first time all season as the A's face a tough lefty in Alex Wood. The 24-year-old is hitting a respectable .256/.347/.395 with two homers through 49 plate appearances. In his stead, Mark Canha will start at first base and hit second.

Olson went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

The second-year slugger has picked it up since the calendar flipped to April, despite the fact that he's keeping nowhere near the torrid home-run pace he generated in his eye-popping rookie campaign. Olson has hit safely in five of the last six games, churning out multi-hit tallies in three of those outings. He's also driven in a run in three of his past four contests, but his pair of round trippers on the season remain his only extra-base hits over his first 42 plate appearances of 2018.

Olson went 0-for-4 and left six runners on base while striking out once in Thursday's loss to the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Olson left three runners stranded in scoring position, as he was unable to record a hit for the first time in the last four games. He also struck out once, and this small sample size (10 strikeouts in 29 at-bats) suggests he hasn't improved much on his 27.8 percent strikeout rate from a year ago. Should he continuously fail to drive runs in, Olson could find himself in jeopardy of being moved down in the batting order, especially with Matt Chapman (.400/.455/.633 in 30 at-bats) on a tear to begin the year.

Olson went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 6-5 extra-inning Opening Day win over the Angeles.

EDGE Analysis

The 383-foot shot to right in the fifth that knotted the game at 4-4 was the unquestioned highlight of Olson's afternoon, as he went down on strikes in three of his other four at-bats. The whiffs were a recurring theme during spring (18 strikeouts in 64 plate appearances) and in 2017 (27.8 percent strikeout rate over 216 plate appearances), as well, so it's an inauspicious start for the Athletics' everyday first baseman in that regard. However, prodigious power helps cover a lot of blemishes, and the fact Olson wasted no time in notching his first round tripper could be an early sign he's ready to build handsomely on his torrid 24-homer outburst from last season.