The first was a line drive to right center, and Christian Walker and Cam Smith were on base when it left the bat.
Three runs scored. Lucas Spence had the first of three home runs at Sutter Health Park on September 24, 2026, in a game Houston won 7–5 over the Athletics. He came to the plate four times. Three times the ball cleared the wall. The one that did not was a fly ball to center fielder Henry Bolte, the only out, wedged between the first home run and the second.
Three home runs by one man in one game. It is the 16th such game in the major leagues this season. The barrier is stubborn and simple: a pitcher who has watched the same man take him deep has every reason to change the plan, to pitch around him, to refuse the same window. The man has to adjust to the adjustment and still find the baseball. Spence did it twice more after Bolte tracked down the fly ball.
The second was a fly ball to right center, same gap. The third was a line drive to right field. His longest home run covered 429 feet. The hardest swing he took registered 105.8 mph off the bat.
Five RBI. Houston won by two.
