Matt Olson hit a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning and the game was over before dusk. The Atlanta Braves cruised to a 9-0 victory against the Chicago White Sox in front of another sold out crowd at Truist Park Friday night.
Olson has 30 home runs, which is second in all of baseball (only Shohei Ohtani, 32, has more) and 76 RBIs which leads all of baseball. The last time a Braves’ player led the Majors in either statistic was Andruw Jones in 2005.
In an odd turn of events, the White Sox activated Michael Kopech from the 15-day injured list at about 4:00 PM Eastern Time after suffering from shoulder inflammation.