PHILADELPHIA: In 2005, while Matt Olson was eleven years old and living in the Atlanta suburbs, Andruw Jones set a Braves franchise record by leading the majors with fifty-one home runs. Olson simply recalls that Jones had some “huge homer years,” without going into details. Indeed, he remembered a few powerful hits that Jones had taken, with the force of the follow-through occasionally driving him to his knees.

This remarkable season for the first baseman, who tied Jones’ team record with his 51st home run on Tuesday, has been made possible in large part by a more controlled swing. The Braves won their sixth straight NL East title thanks to a game-winning solo shot in the fourth inning of a 10-inning, 7-6 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies in second place. This dropped the magic number down to two.

Olson remarked of the home run against another native of Atlanta, Phillies star Zack Wheeler, “It’s a cool feeling.” “I knew the type of player Jones was growing up, having watched him grow up, so it’s cool to be mentioned with him.”

die RosEdario, who was down 0–2 on Phillies closer Craig Kimbrel, showed off his love for clutch hitting with one out in the 10th inning. He fouled off three two-strike pitches before scoring the game-winning run on the eighth pitch.

Through an interpreter, Rosario remarked, “After I fouled off a few pitches, I was looking for the breaking ball, just because I felt like they had been throwing me that breaking pitch all night.” “I told them to forget it after I fouled off a couple more times. I will simply search for the fastball. And there it was.

Hero of the Braves’ 2021 World Series victory run, Rosario, spoke ofbeing on the verge of completion: “We have a sense of being nervously excited about the celebration.” I consider myself quite fortunate. We’ve celebrated a lot ever since I arrived in Atlanta. I’m prepared for it.