{"id":62222,"date":"2023-09-14T07:15:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T11:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=62222"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:05:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:05:09","slug":"olson-ties-braves-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/14\/olson-ties-braves-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Olson Ties Braves&#8217; Team Mark With 51st Home Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=olsonma02,olson-006mat&amp;search=Matt+Olson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Olson<\/a> tied the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/12\/acuna-delivers-as-braves-clinch-sixth-straight-postseason-berth\/\" target=\"_self\">Braves<\/a>\u2019 franchise record for homers in a single season by hitting his 51st in a 7-6 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/09\/11\/phillies-recent-questionable-decisions-prove-costly\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>\u00a0on September 12, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Number 51 tied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andruw Jones<\/a>\u2019 club record set in 2005. Olson\u2019s next home run this season will set a franchise mark of 52.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Olson&#8217;s franchise record-tying homer was the Braves&#8217; 279th homer, which tied the NL record the 2019 Dodgers set. Acu\u00f1a&#8217;s homer broke that record and Ozuna pushed the new NL record to 281 homers. The Braves are on pace for 311 HR, which is four more than the MLB record.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlbbowman\/status\/1701750354235502602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Olson hit the first pitch he saw from Phillies&#8217; starter\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wheelza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zack Wheeler<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the fourth inning into the left-field seats. It was Olson&#8217;s sixth home run against the Phillies, breaking a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for his most against any team this season. Olson has 11 homers in 18 career games at Citizens Bank Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Homecoming<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All About Olson<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Atlanta-born slugger and defensive standout hit two homers a night earlier against the Phillies. Olson is the sixth player in franchise history with at least 80 extra-base hits. He had not hit more than 39 homers in a season before this year. Olson leads MLB in both home runs and RBI. No other player has more than 44 homers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He came home from Oakland in 2021 to &#8220;pre-replace&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/freemfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Freddie Freeman<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who was leaving after a stellar Atlanta run that included the 2020 NL MVP and a 2021 World Series win with the Braves. Freeman continues to be an effective leader and slugger with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Olson has surpassed his impact in Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Braves&#8217; current first baseman&#8217;s 128 RBI are 25 more than any other player. He is seven shy of the Braves&#8217; modern franchise record\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/matheed01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eddie Mathews<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0set in 1953.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sheffga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gary Sheffield<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0set the Atlanta season record when he drove 132 runs in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Olson has eight home runs in 12 games in September and has a 10-game hitting streak. He entered the game on pace for 56 homers and 143 RBI. He is one of just 15 players since 2000 to reach the 50-homer mark and the first left-handed hitter in the NL to hit 50 since\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fieldpr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Prince Fielder<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0did so in 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elite Company<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Braves franchise features an exceptional history of sluggers, including\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aaronha01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hank Aaron<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Eddie Mathews,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesch06.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chipper Jones<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=murphda05,murphy002dal&amp;search=Dale+Murphy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dale Murphy<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, only Andruw Jones and now Olson are the only players to have topped the 50-home run mark in a season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Big, Bad Braves<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Braves, meanwhile, set a single-season team home run record in Monday&#8217;s game. Their 281 home runs topped the 279 hit by the Dodgers in 2019. The Braves are on pace to hit 311 on the season, which would set an MLB record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Atlanta enters Wednesday&#8217;s game at Citizens Bank Park with a chance to clinch its sixth straight National League East crown. And, with more than two weeks remaining in the regular season, more long balls are expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Olson tied the Braves\u2019 franchise record for homers in a single season by hitting his 51st in a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies\u00a0on September 12, 2023. Number 51 tied Andruw Jones\u2019 club record set in 2005. Olson\u2019s next home run this season will set a franchise mark of 52. 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