Olson's Walk-Off Homer Lifts Braves

0:00It's April 30th. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI Your Around the Diamond Update. I'm Cory with the story. Matt Olson came through big time for the Atlanta Braves last night, smashing a walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Tigers 4-2. 3. It was his fourth career walkoff blast in his first since joining the team in Atlanta, sending the crowd home happy. The Braves were down 3-2 when Tigers closer. Kenley Jansen walked Aussie Albies to start the inning. Olson crushed Jansen's cutter right down the middle for his ninth homer of the year, flipping the game on its head, just like that. Manager Walt Wise called it, some of the best ball he's seen from Olson, may be matching his monster 2023 season. Olson's batting over 300 now, with an OPS of 1.017, and he's closing in on 300 career homers. Digging deeper, he's leading the National League in BWAR at 2.0, 13 doubles, and 72 total bases. On pace for 47 homers and 146 RVIs, his stats are topping last year's marks across the

1:05board. The Braves are rolling toward a potential 114 wins this pace suggests, though slumps hit everyone. They'll chase the sweep Thursday at 1215 with Bryce Elder on the mound, keeping this hot streak alive.