Matt Olson tied the Major League home run lead with his 35th homer, continuing one of the season’s most consequential late-summer power surges. The drive was Olson’s seventh home run in his past 11 games and put him alongside the leaders with seven weeks left in the regular season.

What happened

Olson’s latest home run left the bat at 109.3 mph and traveled 423 feet. The ball carried a 29-degree launch angle, a combination of contact quality and trajectory that produced a .990 expected batting average.

The homer brought Olson’s season total to 35 and extended a concentrated stretch of power. Nearly one-fifth of his home runs this season have arrived within his past 11 games, allowing him to close the distance at the top of the Major League leaderboard.

Why it matters

The recent run has tightened the home run race at a point when every swing can change the order. With seven weeks still to play, Olson has moved into a share of the lead while giving himself time to build on the surge.

His previous homer carried significance of its own. No. 34 came during Olson’s 900th consecutive game, and his next drive pushed him into a tie for the Major League lead.

The sequence underscores how quickly the race has shifted. Olson has gone from reaching 34 in a milestone appearance to matching the highest total in the Majors with No. 35, all while sustaining his strongest reported home run stretch of the season.

By the numbers

Olson has hit 35 home runs overall, with seven coming across his past 11 games. That recent production accounts for 20 percent of his season total and has carried him into the top position in the Major League race.

The measurements on No. 35 reinforced the authority of the contact: 109.3 mph off the bat, 423 feet of distance and a 29-degree launch angle. Its .990 expected batting average reflected how unlikely the ball was to be turned into an out.

What to watch next

Olson’s upcoming games will determine whether he can move beyond a share of the lead and create separation from the other Major League leaders. His seven-homer burst has put him level at the top, but seven weeks leave ample time for the race to continue changing.

The immediate question is whether Olson can maintain the pace that reshaped the leaderboard over 11 games. Each additional home run now carries direct weight in a race that has become tighter as the regular season moves toward its final stretch.