PHILADELPHIA -- Matt Olson was raised an Atlanta Braves fan and appreciated the significance of the stars he passed on the way up the franchise's single-season home run list. Hall of Famers such as Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews, both sluggers left behind as Olson crushed one homer after another in a career season for the best team in baseball.
With homers No. 49 and 50 against the Phillies -- the first one, launched off the second deck, the second, sliced the opposite way to left field -- Olson entered rarified air among Atlanta's greats.