Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves

Matt Olson’s seventh-inning three-run homer sailed beyond the center-field fence to help the Braves sail ahead of Arizona for good Sunday at Truist Park, where Atlanta won, 5-3, and avoided getting swept for the second straight home series against the Diamondbacks. Olson received the green light on a 3-0 count, blasting Brandyn Garcia’s 95.8 mph sinker into the tunnel behind the wall in center for his 36th home run and MLB-leading 66th extra-base hit. “It’s got to be the highest-percentage fastball count,” Olson said. “It was a good time to, if I saw a pitch I liked, go at it.” Olson tallied his third 30-30 season and second with Atlanta (44 doubles and 34 homers, 2022) with a double on Saturday night, joining Austin Riley (2021-23) and Ozzie Albies (2021, 2023) among 10 Braves to reach the feat more than once. Since Olson joined Atlanta ahead of the 2022 season, his 367 extra-base hits are most in the National League. “I think it’s been half his homers, or somewhere around there, that have either tied the game or put us ahead,” manager Walt Weiss said of his first baseman. “He’s just a special player doing special things. I mean, off \[Garcia\