WATCH: Matt Olson hits his 40th home run of the season to tie Shohei Ohtani for the MLB lead

The Braves 1st baseman's home run sets a new career high for him and it's just August

Matt Olson murdered a baseball. 

The Braves first baseman worked an nine pitch at-bat, fouling off multiple fastballs from Pirates starter Bailey Falter, before getting a slider that hung high in the zone. 

Olson went up and got it, sending it to dead-center at 107.3 mph off the bat and depositing it 427 feet away, inside the decorative "Pirates" bushes in the batter's eye to give Atlanta a 3-0 lead. 

Mighty Matt!#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/Iy4psavClI

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The home run, Olson's 40th of the season, ties the Angels' Shohei Ohtani for the MLB lead. It's also a new career high for Olson, who previously hit 39 homers in the 2021 season, his last in Oakland. 

Atlanta continued the scoring with a Travis d'Arnaud single and then a Marcell Ozuna double, with the catcher Travis putting his head down and not only scoring from 1st base on the double, but doing it without a throw. 

The Braves currently lead the Pirates 4-0 in the 3rd inning of the series finale, looking to secure the 3-1 series win before they head to New York for four games this weekend against the Mets.  

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, August 10th

Today's first pitch was at 12:35 PM ET. The game will be broadcast on Bally Sports South or MLB.tv and can be heard on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or MLB.com for out-of-market fans.

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