Matt Olson walks it off with home run to give Braves series win over Tigers

TL;DR

Matt Olson hit a walk-off home run to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. This marks Olson's first walk-off home run with the Braves and their continued success in the season.

Key points

Matt Olson hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning.
The Braves won the game 4-3 against the Tigers.
This was Olson's first walk-off home run with the Braves.
Atlanta secured another series win and aims for a sweep.

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Matt Olson has accomplished a lot already in his Atlanta Braves career. On Wednesday night, he finally got to mark off one more item off his list: a walk-off win for his hometown team.

Olson crushed a home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Braves to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. It’s his fourth career walk-off home run, but his first in a Braves uniform.

Atlanta (22-9) also secured another series win and will go for the sweep on Thursday. The Braves haven’t lost a series yet this season.

“We’re definitely having fun with it. Winning cures all. We’ll see how long we’re going to ride this streak out,” Olson told BravesVision after his walk-off.

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Ozzie Albies got the Braves off to a 2-0 lead with a home run off reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. He held the Braves scoreless for the rest of his outing after that.

Braves pitcher JR Ritchie, who was making his second career start and first appearance at Truist Park, started off shaky. The 22-year-old gave up three runs, two of which were earned, but eventually settled.

Ritchie finished the night with four strikeouts before turning it over to the bullpen.

“I thought JR really battled. He had a lot of deep counts. He had to stay in the fight there and he did,” manager Walt Weiss said in his postgame news conference.

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didn’t give up a run and , who was moved back to a relief spot, pitched two perfect innings to keep it a one-score game.

Q&A

What did Matt Olson achieve with his walk-off home run?

Matt Olson achieved his first walk-off home run with the Atlanta Braves, contributing to their 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

How many walk-off home runs has Matt Olson hit in his career?

Matt Olson has hit a total of four career walk-off home runs.

What is the Atlanta Braves' record after this game against the Tigers?

After the game against the Tigers, the Atlanta Braves have a record of 22-9 and have not lost a series this season.