"You see the numbers. He's been fantastic," manager Bob Melvin said. "He's taking advantage of an opportunity. We knew he had it in him, but he's running with it right now. Doing a great job for us."
After hitting a solo homer in the third, Olson came up as the potential final out against Angels closer Blake Parker with a runner on and the A's down two. After taking two outside splitters from Parker, Olson got a third outside splitter and launched it to left-center for a two-run shot.
"Seeing the splitter the two pitches before helps you get the eyesight of it and see it up a little bit," Olson said.