HOUSTON ASTROS' JUSTIN VERLANDER (left) looks on as Dallas Keuchel (right) lets out a yell after being burned by Gerrit Cole's (center) cigar as they celebrate in the locker room after a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in Toronto. The World Series champion Astros clinched another AL West title when Oakland lost in extra innings late Tuesday night.

TORONTO (AP) — The Houston Astros moved their celebration from the team hotel to the clubhouse.

The Astros marked their second straight AL West title by dousing one another with wine and beer and enjoying cigars after Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

“We’re getting used to this,” infielder Alex Bregman said. “I like it.”

It was the second celebration of the day for the Astros, who clinched the division just after 2 a.m. Wednesday when Oakland lost at Seattle 10-8 in 11 innings.

The Twitter account of the defending World Series champions posted videos of players, coaches and their partners jumping up and down in celebration inside a meeting room at The Ritz-Carlton Toronto.

“It was pretty unique,” ace Justin Verlander said. “There’s been some unique scenarios, but not like that one.”

Back inside the smoky, dripping clubhouse, the Astros enjoyed a party that was, in Verlander’s words, “a little more traditional.”

“I hope we do this three more times,” he said.

Houston opens the AL Division Series at home on Oct. 5 against Central Division champion Cleveland. Before Wednesday’s game, Bregman said he was “super pumped” to repeat as division winners.

“We haven’t had the smoothest of rides, a little adversity along the way, but we’ve pushed through it and we’re playing good baseball at the right time,” he said.

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel was among those who stayed up to watch the A’s play Tuesday night at Safeco Field. Having celebrated late into the night, Keuchel was taking it easy at Wednesday’s postgame party.

“I usually drink a little bit at these but I’m still hurting from last night,” Keuchel said.

Second baseman Jose Altuve said he was proud of his teammates for wrapping up a repeat division title.

“We’re having a lot of fun,” Altuve said. “I think we deserve this, we all deserve this.”

Manager AJ Hinch, who stayed away from the hotel gathering because of a minor illness, decided to get involved in the clubhouse celebrations.

“It probably set me back a couple of days, but it’s worth it,” Hinch said. “There’s one team that can repeat, and that’s us. We need four celebrations and 11 wins. Those are all the points that this team needs to know.”

Hinch spoke to the Astros before Wednesday’s game to congratulate and thank the players, and to remind them of the task ahead.

“I’m so proud of this team,” Hinch said before the game. “To go back-to-back 100 wins, back-to-back division championships, it’s not easy to do what we’re doing, so I do want out guys to relish in it.”

The Astros (100-57) need three wins in their final four games to break the 1998 team record.

“It’s something we would like to accomplish,” Verlander said. “Selfishly, I think we’ve got the best Houston Astros team ever assembled. Having the record to show that would be nice.”

LATE TUESDAY ANGELS 4, RANGERS 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels twoway star Shohei Ohtani gave yet another glimpse of what he could do at the plate just hours after announcing he planned to undergo Tommy John surgery and return next season only as a hitter.

Ohtani’s bat was broken by a Yovani Gallardo slider, but he was strong enough to punch it into center for a single that tied the score and ignite a four-run rally Tuesday to lead the Angels to a 4-1 comeback over the Texas Rangers.

Ohtani, Justin Upton, Taylor Ward and Kaleb Cowart all pushed in runs for the Angels.

Despite being something of a sensation the first half of the season, Ohtani said he doesn’t feel he has proven he is a legitimate two-way player.

“It’s been a small sample size with just one season, so can’t really say I proved to the world that I can continue being a two-way player,” Ohtani said.

Texas’ Joey Gallo proved his 40-homer season last year was no fluke, hitting his 40th of this season off Matt Shoemaker in the third. Gallo has three more homers than singles (37) this season.