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Olson hits 25th HR, ties Braves iron man streak

Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

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Matt Olson went 1-for-3 with a home run and two walks in Atlanta’s win over the Pirates on Thursday.

Olson played his 740th consecutive game, tying Dale Murphy’s franchise record for the Braves. Olson has played in 874 consecutive games overall, dating back to his time with the Athletics, the ninth-longest stretch in MLB history. He also hits a lot of homers, including one off Mitch Keller in this game that went out to right field 404 feet. Olson is slugging .862 over his last seven games and will look to keep it rolling against the Cardinals this weekend.

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Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

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Matt Olson hit his 23rd and 24th homers Monday against the Mets.

Olson had a solo shot off Freddy Peralta in the third and then a game-tying two-run homer off Devin Williams in the ninth. It was his second two-homer game of the series and 28th of his career. He’s tied for seventh in the majors in homers, and he’s just five shy of what he finished at each of the last two years.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk on Friday in a 5-3 win over the Mets.

Olson was solely responsible for the Braves’ insurance runs in a tight win over the Mets with two solo homers off relievers. In one of the stranger offensive games in a while, they only had five total hits and four left the yard. Nevertheless, Olson is now up to 22 home runs, 54 RBI, and an .883 OPS in what’s been an All-Star caliber first half.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson went 3-for-4 with a double against the Giants on Sunday.

Olson has been in something of a rut, but this was a really nice effort. Two his hits today were 110-mph liners and the other was a 96-mph groundball single. Olson has now played in 82 games on the year. He hit .296/.377/.654 in the first 41 of those. He’s at .256/.310/.406 in the last 41.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson went 1-for-5 with a solo home run on Friday against the Mets.

The ball was flying out of Citi Field on a hot summer night with four total home runs. Olson cashed the only of which for his Braves and it was his 20th of the season. In doing so, he joined Kyle Schwarber, Yordan Alvarez, Byron Buxton and Munetaka Murakami as the only players to reach that mark yet in what’s been a massive bounce-back season power wise for Olson after hitting just 29 homers in each of the last two seasons.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson homered twice in an extra-inning loss Tuesday to the White Sox.

Olson continues his impressive campaign, albeit in a walk-off loss to the White Sox. The 32-year-old blistered a two-run homer in the first inning, and then connected on a solo shot in the third. That’s now 19 homers on the season for Olson, and he’s plated 50 runs over 66 games. Olson is now on a 45-homer pace, and while he hasn’t reached those heights over his last two campaigns — 29 homers in the previous two seasons — he’s obviously more than capable of reaching that total with his prestigious pop.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and a solo home run against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Olson’s home run was his 17th of the season. He started the sixth inning by hitting a solo shot off Kevin Gausman. Olson’s home run was the deciding run of the game. He’s hitting .265 with 46 RBI and a .901 OPS.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson is in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Red Sox.

There was social media speculation about a potential elbow issue for Olson during Friday’s series opener at Truist Park, which makes it notable that his streak of consecutive starts, the longest active in baseball, continues. He’s played 827 straight games since May 2, 2021.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in Atlanta’s 3-2 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday.

Olson has been on fire at the dish. He kept it going on Tuesday with a base hit and a run scored in the fourth inning before taking Andrés Muñoz deep for a solo homer in the ninth to give the Braves the lead. It was his sixth home run in nine games. The 32-year-old slugger is up to 13 while hitting .308/.392/.695 with 35 runs scored and 33 RBI across 166 plate appearances.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson hit his 300th career homer off Logan Gilbert in Monday’s loss to the Mariners.

After falling barely shy of 30-homer and 100-RBI seasons the last two years, it doesn’t look like Olson intends to leave anything to chance this season. He’s already racked up 12 homers and 32 RBI in 36 games and is on the short list of NL MVP candidates to date.
Matt Olson

ATL 1st Baseman #28

Matt Olson connected on a solo homer in a win over the Rockies on Saturday.

It was a garbage-time homer for Olson as it came with Atlanta already leading 8-1. Still counts. The 32-year-old has been outstanding to open the year, as this was already his 11th homer of the season, and he’s now slugging .639 on the campaign.

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Jung Hoo Lee

SF Right Fielder #51
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Jung Hoo Lee is absent from the Giants’ starting lineup for Thursday’s series opener against the Rockies.

Lee has been in a bit of a funk at the plate, going just 7-for-44 with one extra-base hit over his last 12 games, so the Giants will give him a night off to clear his head. Drew Gilbert will start in his place in center field and will bat eighth for the Giants against Ryan Feltner and the Rockies.
- David Shovein

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Hunter Goodman

COL Catcher #15
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Hunter Goodman (hand) returned to the Rockies’ starting lineup on Thursday evening against the Giants.

Goodman missed each of the team’s previous two games after jamming his hand on a play at the plate on Monday against the Dodgers. He’ll function as the Rockies’ designated hitter and bat cleanup against Carson Whisenhunt on Thursday night in San Francisco.
- David Shovein

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Manny Machado

SD 3rd Baseman #13
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Manny Machado (foot) returned to the Padres’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s showdown against the Diamondbacks.

The superstar third baseman was held out of action on Wednesday due to soreness in his foot after fouling a ball off of it during Tuesday’s game. It appears all is good now though, as he’s right back at the hot corner and batting cleanup against Diamondbacks’ right-hander Merrill Kelly on Thursday evening in San Diego.
- David Shovein

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John Brebbia

COL Relief Pitcher #60
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Rockies re-signed RHP John Brebbia to a minor league contract.

Brebbia elected free agency last weekend rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Albuquerque, but after exploring his options on the open market, the veteran right-hander decided that his best opportunity was to remain with the Rockies. The 36-year-old has compiled a 10.38 ERA and 1.62 WHIP over 4 1/3 frames in his three outings with the big league club this season.
- David Shovein

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Philip Abner

AZ Relief Pitcher #50
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Diamondbacks recalled LHP Phillip Abner from Triple-A Reno.

Abner returns to add a fresh arm to the Diamondbacks’ bullpen for the final four games heading into the All-Star break. The 24-year-old southpaw holds a 9.95 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and a 4/4 K/BB ratio over 6 1/3 innings in three appearances with the D’Backs this season.
- David Shovein

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Jose Cabrera

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Diamondbacks optioned RHP Jose Cabrera to Triple-A Reno.

As anticipated, Cabrera heads back to Reno with Michael Soroka expected to be ready to return to take his place in the Diamondbacks’ rotation coming out of the All-Star break. Phillip Abner was recalled from Triple-A Reno to add a fresh arm to the team’s bullpen for the final four games before the break.
- David Shovein

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Zack Gelof

ATH 3rd Baseman #20
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Zack Gelof was removed from Thursday night’s battle against the Tigers in the third inning after injuring his knee while crashing into the outfield wall.

Gelof made a terrific sliding catch running down the third base line, but slid into the side wall as he did and came up hobbling. He tried to walk it off and remain in the game but ultimately the decision was made to pull him. Gelof will head for further evaluation. Expect the A’s to provide an update on his status after the game.
- David Shovein

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Guillo Zuniga

NYM Relief Pitcher #49
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Mets sent RHP Guillo Zuñiga outright to Triple-A Syracuse.

The 27-year-old hurler was designated for assignment earlier in the week but he passed through waivers unclaimed and will continue to operate as extra bullpen depth for the ballclub at the Triple-A level.
- David Shovein

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Chase Shugart

PHI Relief Pitcher #55
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Phillies recalled RHP Chase Shugart from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

With Tanner Banks (forearm) hitting the injured list, Shugart will get another opportunity to pitch out of the big league bullpen. The 29-year-old right-hander has registered a 4.97 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and a 34/11 K/BB ratio over 29 innings in 26 appearances with the Phillies on the season.
- David Shovein

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Tanner Banks

PHI Relief Pitcher #58
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Phillies placed LHP Tanner Banks on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm strain.

No word yet on the severity of the strain or how long Banks will be sidelined for. The 34-year-old southpaw holds a troublesome 7.14 ERA, 2.00 WHIP and a 32/13 K/BB ratio over 29 innings in 28 appearances with the Phillies this season.
- David Shovein

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