"All of the sudden, the Braves are an absolute juggernaut when they play on Sundays. After what seems like a few seasons of struggling with Sunday games, the Braves have now won 6 times over the past 7 games that finished on a Sunday. Its a nice course reversal from earlier this season, as ending the weekend with a win is always better than the alternative."
"Olson connected with his 24th home run of the season on Sunday, and now is producing a 172 wRC+. It has been a down year for both Olson and the Braves in the power department, so seeing that he is back to driving the baseball well is a good note to end the season on. Furthermore, with one more home run, he will continue the Braves streak of having at least one player with 25 home runs in a normal full season."
"Another fun moment was catcher Sandy Leon's first home run since 2021 from Sunday's game. It was another historic home run for Cal Raleigh. He matched Mickey Mantle's record for most home runs (54) by a switch-hitter in a single season. He also set a new record for most home runs hit while playing the catcher position in a season (43), surpassing former Braves Javy Lopez."
The Braves have won six of their last seven games that finished on a Sunday. Matt Olson hit his 24th home run and now posts a 172 wRC+. Olson's power has improved after a down year, and one more homer would keep the Braves' streak of at least one 25-homer player in a full season; Olson sits at 284 career homers. Jake Fraley was placed on the injured list with an oblique injury, and Luke Williams was promoted in the corresponding move. J.R. Ritchie struck out seven for the Stripers in a losing outing. Sandy Leon hit his first homer since 2021. Cal Raleigh matched Mickey Mantle's single-season switch-hitter record with 54 homers and set a new single-season catcher record with 43 homers, surpassing Javy Lopez. The Mets ended an eight-game losing streak thanks to Pete Alonso. Jose Quintana will have an MRI for a calf evaluation. Trey Yesavage will make his MLB debut for the Blue Jays on Monday.
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