ASTROS HEADED TO POSTSEASON: Yordan Alvarez homered in his first three at-bats, Justin Verlander threw five hitless innings in his return from the injured list and the Houston Astros clinched a postseason berth with a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics.
Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena flips his bat after hitting a home run against the Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Houston. – Ace Justin Verlander had just wrapped up another strong start and was in the dugout in the fifth inning when Yordan Alvarez launched his third monster home run of the night for the Houston Astros.“It’s pretty cool when a major league player can make other major league players be in awe," Verlander said.
There was no big celebration for this team with much bigger goals, but the Astros did share a quiet toast in the clubhouse postgame. “Hitting one home run feels great, imagine hitting three," Alvarez said in Spanish through a translator. “Just a very special night." “Yordan was unbelievable," manager Dusty Baker said. “Those balls he hit, I don’t know what the combined feet were, but boy that’s a lot of mileage."after injuring a calf on Aug. 28. He walked one and struck out nine to extend his season-long winning streak to nine games and lower his MLB-leading ERA to 1.78.
Verlander plunked Ramon Laureano with one out in the second. He didn’t allow another baserunner until walking Seth Brown with two outs in the fourth. He then sat down the next four batters he faced to end his night. Martínez pitched five innings, walking three and the only hits he allowed were the four homers, which were a career-high.
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