Yordan Alvarez blasts three home runs, Justin Verlander spins gem in return as Astros clinch postseason spot

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The Houston Astros are en route to the postseason for the sixth straight year and the seventh time in eight seasons.

The Astros clinched when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles earlier on Friday night, but the Astros still had their own game to take care of in Minute Maid Park (they beat the A's 5-0, by the way).

And Yordan Alvarez sure knows how to celebrate.

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Yordan Alvarez #44 of the Houston Astros hits a home run in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park on September 16, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)

The Astros slugger belted a home run in each of his first three at-bats, including a 464-foot blast in his third. Alvarez now has 36 home runs tied for the third-most in baseball behind Aaron Judge (57) and Kyle Schwarber (38).

Each of his homers went at least 430 feet. According to ESPN, he's the first person with three such home runs since 2019. He singled in his fourth.

The Astros have played in five straight American League Championship Series, making the World Series in 2017, 2019, and 2021. They took it home in 2017, but that season is when they were found guilty of perhaps the biggest sign-stealing scandal in the history of baseball.

Nonetheless, Houston has been able to impressively produce homegrown talent and compete every season, even while some of their biggest stars like Gerrit Cole, George Springer, and Carlos Correa have found new homes in recent years.

Yordan Alvarez #44 of the Houston Astros hits a home run in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park on September 16, 2022 in Houston,