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Continues power surge Olson went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks and two RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Mets.

Impact Olson went yard in all three contests of Atlanta's series with New York, giving him five long balls in his last six games. After a rough first three and a half weeks of September, Olson closed the month on a hot note and has carried over that success to early October. He secured the third 30-homer campaign in the process and now sits at 33 heading into Atlanta's final series of the regular season in Miami this week.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Braves sweep Mets, take 2-game lead in East with 3 remaining

Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson homered for the third straight game, Travis d’Arnaud hit a go-ahead two-run single in the third inning, and Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5-3,...

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • Associated Press

Launches homer in win Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two total RBI in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Mets.

Impact Olson sent Austin Riley home on a fourth-inning single, then launched a solo shot in the sixth. It was his 32nd homer of the year. He now has a home run in three straight games and in four of his last five. The two-hit outing also extended his hit streak to six game. During that span, Olson has gone 9-for-21 (.428) and has improved his batting average from .233 to .240.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Swanson, Olson go deep vs Scherzer, Braves take NL East lead

Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson homered off Max Scherzer, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a crucial 4-2 victory over the New York Mets and a one-game lead in the NL East

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • Associated Press

Launches solo home run Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two total runs scored in Friday's victory over the Mets.

Impact Olson's solo shot came in the second inning as the second of back-to-back homers with Austin Riley. He later scored on an Eddie Rosario sac fly in the seventh inning. It was his 31st homer of the season and his fourth this month. Friday's two-hit game extended his hit streak to five games. During that span, the first baseman has gone 7-for-17 (.411). Prior to this recent streak, Olson had picked up just eight hits in his other 20 games this month.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Braves take opener as Austin Riley, Matt Olson get to Jacob deGrom with early homers The home runs — Dansby Swanson had one, too — fortified a gutsy pitching performance from Max Fried, who struggled with a stomach bug.

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Crushes 30th home run Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss against Washington.

Impact The Atlanta slugger took an 0-2 fastball from Josiah Gray the opposite way to left field for his 30th home run of the season and tie the game at 1-1. Olson's bat has come back to life the last couple of days after he received a breather on Sept. 24 in response to a .111/.210/.167 slash line in his first 81 September plate appearances. Since the breather, he is 5-for-14 with three extra-base hits.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Braves fall to Nationals 3-2 on Abrams walk-off hit in 10th

CJ Abrams’ third hit of the game drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th to give the Washington Nationals a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 • Associated Press

Acuña homers twice, Braves beat Nationals 8-2 to tie for 1st

Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a pair of solo home runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 for their fourth straight win, moving them into a first-place tie in the NL E...

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • Associated Press

Clubs 29th homer Olson went 1-for-2 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Monday's 8-0 win over the Nationals.

Impact His two-run blast off Cory Abbott in the fourth inning opened the scoring and gave Bryce Elder all the run support he would need. Olson snapped a 17-game homer drought with the performance, and his bat is showing some flickers of life with the playoffs on the horizon -- he's gone 6-for-25 (.240) over his last seven starts with two doubles in addition to Monday's long ball, Olson's 29th of the season.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Braves close NL East gap behind Olson's power, Elder's shutout WASHINGTON -- As the Braves rolled toward what is likely to be a winner-take-all showdown with the Mets for the National League East this we...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 • MLB.COM

Sits for first time Olson will sit for the first time this season Saturday against the Phillies.

Impact Atlanta has leaned heavily on its new $168 million man this season, and the workload may be weighing on him. He's faded hard down the stretch, hitting .096/.194/.145 across his last 23 games. Austin Riley will slide over to first base to give him a breather, with Orlando Arcia starting at third.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

'I'm looking to contribute': Braves' Matt Olson hoping to end his worst slump ever With a 1-0 loss in Philadelphia, the Braves fell 1 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading Mets. Olson wants to contribute to some wins.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Ends drought at dish Olson went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 5-2 win over the Nationals.

Impact Olson's stat line wasn't eye-popping from a fantasy standpoint by any means, but it was likely a welcome sight for his managers nonetheless amid a prolonged skid at the plate. Since mashing a three-run home run in a win over the Athletics on Sept. 6, Olson slashed .053/.122/.053 with a 34.1 percent strikeout rate over his subsequent 10 games. Even after the two-hit game, Olson is batting just .235, the lowest average of his career aside from the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Strider dominant, Contreras homers, Braves sweep Phillies

Rookie Spencer Strider took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and struck out 10, William Contreras hit a tiebreaking homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • Associated Press

Matt Olson finding line of diving into hitting mechanics and simplifying things Braves first baseman Matt Olson is trying to find a balance between mechanics and feel to get out of a hitting slump. He has tons of video a...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • AJC.COM

Braves host the Phillies on 6-game home win streak

The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies trying to continue a six-game home winning streak

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 • Associated Press

Mariners use 2 homers, Kirby's pitching to stop Braves 3-1

Sam Haggerty and Eugenio Suárez each hit a solo homer, George Kirby pitched into the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 to snap the Braves’ eight-g...

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 • Associated Press

How the Olson trade has gone for the A's This story was excerpted from Martin Gallegos' Athletics Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it r...

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 • MLB.COM

Olson HR vs former team, surging Braves top A's, catch Mets

Matt Olson hit a three-run homer against his former club and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth in a row, outslugging the Oakland Athletics 10-9 and finally catching the slumping M...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 • Associated Press

Matt Olson returns to Oakland and smacks a home run OAKLAND – On Monday night, Matt Olson dined at Burma Superstar, one of his favorite spots in the Bay Area, during the off day. On Tuesday, h...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 • AJC.COM

Matt Olson appreciates A's and Braves: 'There's no competition there' OAKLAND – On Monday night, Matt Olson dined at Burma Superstar, one of his favorite spots in the Bay Area, during the off day. On Tuesday, h...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 • AJC.COM

Fried, Ozuna power streaking Braves to 5th straight victory

Max Fried allowed no hits in five scoreless innings, Marcell Ozuna homered and the Atlanta Braves won their fifth straight in a rain-delayed game, 7-1 over the Miami Marlins

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 • Associated Press

Grossman draws bases-loaded walk in 9th, Braves beat Marlins

Robbie Grossman drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk against Steven Okert in the ninth inning, bailing out closer Kenley Jansen and giving the Atlanta Braves a 2-1 victory over the...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 • Associated Press

Braves rookie Strider fans Atlanta record 16 in win over Rox

Rookie Spencer Strider set an Atlanta record with 16 strikeouts while allowing only two hits in eight innings to lead the Braves to a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 • Associated Press

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