The Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday and that win was historically significant for Braves' first baseman Matt Olson.
With the win, the Braves are now 41-31 on the season while the loss dropped the Tigers to a disappointing 34-40.
Braves' first baseman Matt Olson went 0-for-4 in the win, but that didn't stop him from making some pretty impressive history because of his career-long dominance over Detroit. Following today's win by the @Braves over the Tigers, Matt Olson now has a career team record of 27-3 when facing Detroit.Though Olson is in his third year in Atlanta, remember that he did spend six years with the Oakland Athletics, so he has certainly had many chances to play against the Tigers in his career. In addition to how good the Braves currently are, this proves how good Oakland used to be.
Olson is hitting .251 this season with 11 homers and 38 RBI. It's a down year compared to his last season stats, when he hit 54 homers and drove in 139 runs, both of which led baseball. The Braves are off on Thursday but will be back in action on Friday night for a big series with the New York Yankees, who own the best record in baseball. Chris Sale will pitch for Atlanta.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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