A José Altuve baserunning gaffe proved costly for the Astros during their ALCS Game 1 loss against the Rangers on Sunday, ending the eighth inning prematurely with the team trailing by two runs.
In a 2–0 game, Alex Bregman launched a ball to deep left-center field at Minute Maid Park that appeared to have a chance to go over the wall. Bregman was admiring the shot out of the batter’s box, and it seems Altuve also was under the impression that his teammate had gone yard.
When Texas’s Evan Carter caught the ball on the warning track, Altuve scampered back to first base, but he never touched second base on his way back.
