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How A's slugger Matt Olson is beating shifts with bunting ability

OAKLAND — When you think of the MLB leaders in bunt hits, A's slugger Matt Olson probably doesn't come to mind.

At 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, Olson is not exactly fleet of foot. He's also one of the game's premier power hitters, launching 58 home runs in his first 250 games, an average of 38 per 162 games.

Yet here we are, nearly a third of the way into the season, and Olson is tied for the American League lead with three bunt hits. And he has done it in just 19 games.

Olson laid down his most recent bunt single in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Mariners, beating the shift in the first inning.