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Matt Olson's Tiebreaking Homer Lifts Braves Past Blue Jays on Lou Gehrig Day
On Tuesday night, Matt Olson hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3. Olson's 17th home run of the season snapped a 3-3 deadlock.
Bouncing back from his worst start of the season, Bryce Elder went 6 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and three runs. The performance marked significant improvement over his previous 8-0 loss to the Red Sox.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman took the loss despite another deep start. Kazuma Okamoto hit his 13th home run in the second inning, and Daulton Varsho added a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
Raisel Iglesias secured his 11th save in the ninth inning, pushing the Atlanta Braves' record to 41-20. Michael Harris and Ozzie Albies drove in early runs to help Atlanta establish an early lead.
Wednesday's matchup features Braves RHP Grant Holmes against Blue Jays LHP Patrick Corbin in the second game of the three-game set. The pitching duel will determine momentum in Atlanta.