Braves’ Iron Man comes through on Lou Gehrig Day

About this episode

Matt Olson hits a go-ahead homer on Lou Gehrig Day to lead the Braves past the Blue Jays.

Matt Olson, who holds the longest current streak with 843 consecutive games played, came through on a day for honoring the true Iron Man's special day, hitting a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning to power the Braves past the Blue Jays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• MLB
• baseball
• Lou Gehrig Day
• Matt Olson
• Braves
• Blue Jays
• consecutive games

Keywords

• Matt Olson
• Lou Gehrig Day
• Braves
• Blue Jays
• consecutive games
• home run
• MLB

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Organizations: Braves, Blue Jays

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