Olson drives in 5 with 2 HRs, together with go-ahead shot, as Braves sweep Brewers 8-6

ATLANTA — Matt Olson says it’s no thriller why he’s main the majors in RBIs.

In Atlanta‘s highly effective lineup, Olson is usually hitting with runners on base.

Olson drove in 5 runs with two homers, together with a two-run shot within the eighth, and the Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Sunday to cap their sweep of the high-scoring collection.

Olson has 35 homers, tops within the NL, and 88 RBIs. The Braves scored 29 runs within the three-game sweep within the matchup of NL contenders.

“There’s always dudes on base,” Olson mentioned. “I feel like I’m rarely taking at-bats with the bases empty.”

The solely participant within the majors with extra homers than Olson is Shohei Ohtani, with 39. Ohtani will deliver the Los Angeles Angels into Atlanta for a collection starting Monday night time.

PHOTOS: Olson drives in 5 with 2 HRs, together with go-ahead shot, as Braves sweep Brewers 8-6

With the sweep, the Braves gained 5 of six towards the Brewers within the final two weeks, together with two of three in Milwaukee on July 21-23.

“You know you’re probably not shutting them out,” mentioned Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich, who homered and drove in two runs.

Yelich mentioned a “back-and-forth game” is probably going towards Atlanta. Sure sufficient, the Brewers misplaced regardless of holding leads of 1-0, 3-2 and 6-5.

“To keep roaring back, it’s a testament to how tough these guys are,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned.

Atlanta (67-36) leads the NL East by 11 1/2 video games over Miami. Milwaukee’s loss coupled with Cincinnati’s win on the Dodgers dropped the Brewers (57-49) into second within the NL Central.

Orlando Arcia led off the eighth with a double to left towards Milwaukee’s Joel Payamps (4-2). With one out, Olson’s tiebreaking thirty fifth homer landed within the Atlanta bullpen in right-center.

Payamps entered with a string of 17 consecutive scoreless appearances. He had allowed simply seven hits in his final 18 innings.

Kirby Yates (5-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win. Raisel Iglesias earned his twentieth save by hanging out the aspect within the ninth.

Olson’s three-run homer lifted the Braves to a 5-3 lead within the third. He drove in Ronald Acuña Jr., who singled and stole second, and Austin Riley, who walked.

Collin McHugh blew the 5-3 lead by giving up three runs within the sixth. William Contreras doubled in two runs for Milwaukee.

Atlanta‘s Marcell Ozuna tied the sport at 6 along with his homer off Hoby Milner.

Riley continued his energy surge for Atlanta by hitting his eighth homer within the final 11 video games within the first, giving him 24 on the yr. The two-run shot off Colin Rea carried 463 ft to left-center.

Rea allowed 5 runs in 5 innings.

Carlos Santana, acquired from Pittsburgh on Saturday, hit his first homer with the Brewers within the third. The liner over the right-field wall gave Milwaukee a 3-2 lead. Yelich led off the third along with his sixteenth homer.

TRADE

Atlanta added veteran infielder Nicky Lopez in a commerce with the Kansas City Royals. The Braves despatched left-hander Taylor Hearn to Kansas City for the 28-year-old Lopez, who can play shortstop, second base and third.

ROOKIE RETURNS

Atlanta rookie AJ Smith-Shawver, recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier than the sport, allowed three runs and 4 hits in 5 innings.

“He’s got a great way about him,” Snitker mentioned of the 20-year-old right-hander. “There’s no panic in him. … There’s tremendous upside for him as he figures things out.”

FIRST THINGS FIRST

Thanks to Riley’s homer, the Braves have scored 109 first-inning runs, probably the most within the majors by any group in any inning. The Texas Rangers’ 90 fourth-inning runs are second on the listing.

“We come in ready to swing and ready to do damage,” Ozuna mentioned.

TRAINING ROOM

Brewers: LHP Wade Miley (left elbow) will come off the 15-day injured listing to start out Wednesday night time at Washington. … RHP Brandon Woodruff (proper shoulder) will pitch for Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. … RHP Julio Teheran (proper hip impingement) was positioned on the 15-day IL. RHP Peter Strzelecki was recalled from Nashville.

UP NEXT

Brewers: RHP Corbin Burnes (9-6, 3.46 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Monday night time’s opener of a three-game collection at Washington towards RHP Jake Irvin (3-5, 4.96 ERA).

Braves: Atlanta opens an interleague collection towards the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night time. Braves RHP Charlie Morton (10-8, 3.57 ERA) faces RHP Griffin Canning (6-4, 4.46 ERA). Morton is 4-1 with a 3.83 ERA in 10 profession begins towards the Angels.