4 years agoOakland A’s first baseman Matt Olson is batting third against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Olson has fluctuated between batting third, fourth, and fifth in the lineup, and Wednesday’s start makes third tied with fourth as his most frequent position in the lineup. Hits have been tough to come by for Olson so far this season as he takes a .170 batting average and .132 BABIP into Wednesday’s game, but he’s hit eight home runs and owns a relatively decent .748 OPS through his first 24 games. A strong curveball hitter (0.414 xwOBA against the pitch last season), Olson should play well against Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly on Wednesday, with Kelly throwing his curveball more than 20% of the time for his career.--Sam Chinitz
Source: ESPN