Astros outfielder George Springer was going yard to open the inning, Flores declared, and when he did, Flores would buy beers for the entire section.

“I just love my team, man,” Flores, 42, told the Houston Chronicle. “I knew Springer was going to hit one, and I wanted everyone to know it. I called it.”

Sure enough, Springer put one into the left field bleachers. Keeping his word, Flores flagged down the nearest beer man.

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“I mean, our section went bananas,” said Charles Adams, recipient of one of the free beers.

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The cost? Close to $300, Flores told the Chronicle.

But by the time Flores had finished paying up, second baseman Jose Altuve smacked another one over the left field wall. And Flores, to the delight of his new acquaintances, reached for his wallet again. That move cost another $200.

“We bought beer for seven rows straight,” he told Houston’s ABC-13. “Then, it was back-to-back, so I bought another seven rows worth of beer.”

Even more refreshing than an ice cold brew, though, is a playoff game win. The Astros went on to start their World Series title defense with a 7-2 victory over the Indians.