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Atlanta Braves' First Baseman Makes History in Domination of Detroit Tigers

The Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday and that win was historically significant for Braves' first baseman Matt Olson.

Brady Farkas

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson (28) reacts after hitting a double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the eighth inning at Truist Park on June 16.
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson (28) reacts after hitting a double against the Tampa Bay Rays during the eighth inning at Truist Park on June 16. / Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
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The Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0 on Wednesday at Truist Park in Atlanta.

With the win, the Braves are now 41-31 on the season while the loss dropped the Tigers to a disappointing 34-40.

Braves' first baseman Matt Olson went 0-for-4 in the win, but that didn't stop him from making some pretty impressive history because of his career-long dominance over Detroit.

Following today's win by the @Braves over the Tigers, Matt Olson now has a career team record of 27-3 when facing Detroit.

The 27 team wins are the most ever through 30 career games against a single American League opponent.

Though Olson is in his third year in Atlanta, remember that he did spend six years with the Oakland Athletics, so he has certainly had many chances to play against the Tigers in his career. In addition to how good the Braves currently are, this proves how good Oakland used to be. Though the A's are one of the worst teams in baseball now amid their relocation decisions, they were consistently good for a lot of the 2000s.

Olson is hitting .251 this season with 11 homers and 38 RBI. It's a down year compared to his last season stats, when he hit 54 homers and drove in 139 runs, both of which led baseball.

The Braves are off on Thursday but will be back in action on Friday night for a big series with the New York Yankees, who own the best record in baseball. Chris Sale will pitch for Atlanta.

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Brady Farkas

BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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