Matt Olson and Travis d'Arnaud hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, then did it again in the eighth to make history and lift the Atlanta Braves to a win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Atlanta Braves went down early Wednesday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers, but two of their most experienced sluggers came through to save them.Down 2-0 in the top of the fourth, first baseman Matt Olson delivered a solo home run to left-center. The very next at-bat, catcher Travis d'Arnaud crushed a solo homer of his own to left, tying the score at 2-2.
Olson seemingly put the game on ice by leading off the eighth with his second home run of the day. And to further recreate the magic of the fourth inning, d'Arnaud also came through with his second home run to make it 6-2.The Brewers got one baserunner aboard in the rest of the game, and the Braves held on to win the game and the series.noted that they became just the third pair of teammates in Braves franchise history to hit back-to-back home runs twice in the same game.
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