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The Oakland Telegraph
21 July 2024
Olson celebrates engagement with 3 homer, 10 RBI battering of the Astros
By Will Youmarryme, nuptials correspondent
First baseman Matt Olson won't forget yesterday in a hurry. In the morning he got engaged to his girlfriend, Ashley, after proposing while taking her out to a romantic lunch at Taco Bell on 4109th street. That clearly put him in a good frame of mind, as he followed that in the evening by blasting three home runs for 10 RBIs in Oakland's 16-1 drubbing of Houston.
Olson, affectionately known as "Mary-Kate" by his team-mates, homered in the 1st, 4th and 8th inning. The second was a grand slam. He also hit a double as he went 4-5 at the plate. He said, "I'm fairly confident I won't be getting much sleep tonight. What a day!"
Raimel Tapia also hit a home run and Rodney Stewart threw 8.1 scoreless innings in the blow-out win, which moves Oakland to 50-40.
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