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Career First Reflects Matt Olson's Dominant Run During Braves Season

Atlanta Braves On SI·Harrison Smajovits·about 1 month ago
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Matt Olson delivered in the clutch again for the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night. He belted a soaring shot into the home bullpen to walk it off in the bottom of the ninth, 4-3. It was his fourth career walk-off home run, and his first in Atlanta.  The Braves trailed 3-2 heading into the frame. Tigers closer Kenley Jansen walked Ozzie Albies to lead off the inning and set up Olson for the big hit.  He got every bit of Jansen’s signature pitch: his cutter. Albies has swung over top of it a few times, and in the effort to avoid the double play, he knew he had to elevate it.  “I was, you know, trying to set my sights a little higher than I typically would,” Olson said. “And, you know, like I said, he kind of just left one over the middle.”  Jansen threw the cutter in a similar spot on the first pitch he showed Olson. He went back to that spot, whether he intended to or not, and Olson made him pay the price.  It was his ninth home run of the season.…

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