Matt Olson homers in fourth straight game, Braves beat Nationals

Olson went yard to cap a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta in its 6-3 win in Game 1 of a split doubleheader on Tuesday at Nationals Park.

Coming off his second four-RBI game of the season, Olson continued to rake — though not quite to that extreme. Olson’s homer came immediately after a two-run jack from Jurickson Profar, the eighth time this season Atlanta has gone back-to-back and its first pair of back-to-back home runs since Aug. 7.

But Olson’s streak is far from the most interesting tidbit from the afternoon game. That honor went to southpaw José Suarez, who made his first Major League start of the year — and his first big league appearance since April 10.

Suarez was lights-out, working around a pair of second-inning runs to deliver seven solid innings. Those runs were the only blemishes on Suarez’s day; he allowed just five hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.