
Tempers flared between the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox on Saturday due to an all too familiar subject: sign stealing.
This time, though, it was the Astros who took exception when relief pitcher Hector Neris thought Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story was tipping pitches as he led off from second base. Neris intentionally balked Story to third base as catcher Carlos Narváez was hitting in the bottom of the seventh inning. Narváez grounded out to short with two outs to end the inning, so the balk didn't cause the Astros any harm.