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Matt Olson extended the Braves tremendous early-season success by drilling a ninth-inning walk-off homer in a 4-3 win over the Tigers on Wednesday night at Truist Park. Olson’s two-run homer off former Braves closer Kenley Jansen capped a ninth-inning rally that began with Ozzie Albies drawing a walk.
Kyle Finnegan relieved Skubal and, with two outs in the eighth, walked pinch-hitter Dominic Smith and Ronald Acuña Jr. to bring Drake Baldwin to the plate. Baldwin rolled the eighth pitch of the at-bat to shortstop to end the inning and seemingly end a chance at a Braves comeback.
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson made history in line with Lou Gehrig's Ironman streak thanks to Olson's walk-off against the Tigers.
Can the Detroit Tigers slow down the red-hot Atlanta Braves lineup? It's something A.J. Hinch will look for his squad to do when he hands the ball to back-to-back American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal Wednesday night at The Battery.
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Kenley Jansen, ruining a dominant performance by Tarik Skubal and rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
The Detroit Tigers can’t shake their road woes, and now they’re back under the .500 mark. Matt Olson hit a two-run walk-off home run off Tigers closer Kenley Jansen to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday night at Truist Park.
The Atlanta Braves still haven’t lost a series this season. They are 22-9 and the best team in baseball after getting a game-winning two-run home run from Matt Olson in the ninth inning. I didn’t think it was going out,
Matt Olson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Kenley Jansen, ruining a dominant performance by Tarik Skubal and rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.