Matt Olson's solo home run in the ninth inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted Atlanta to a 3-2 victory over Seattle at T-Mobile Park. The Braves erased an early two-run deficit before Olson's decisive blast settled a tight pitchers' duel.
Olson went 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in the game-winner. His 412-foot homer to center field in the ninth proved the difference in a game where runs were scarce. The first baseman is hitting .308 with 13 home runs and 33 RBIs this season.
Seattle had taken a 2-0 lead in the third when J.P. Crawford homered to right, bringing Garver home on a 395-foot blast. Atlanta answered in the fourth as Dubón doubled to right, scoring both Albies and Olson to tie the game at 2-2.
George Kirby pitched effectively for Seattle, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits over 7 innings with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk. But Andres Munoz couldn't hold the tie in the ninth, surrendering Olson's homer while taking the loss. Munoz allowed 1 run on 1 hit with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk in his lone inning of work.
The loss snapped Seattle's winning streak as they fell to 17-19. Atlanta improved to 25-11 despite ending their own winning streak. Kirby sits one win away from 50 career victories, while Albies is two stolen bases from reaching 100 for his career.