Jose Altuve had a big at-bat to lead off Game 5 of the World Series on Thursday night, and he wanted to pass along a tip to a teammate.
Altuve sent the second pitch of the game off the wall in right-center field for a double, and he advanced to third on an error.
The Houston Astros second baseman then scored on a single by Jeremy Pena.
After scoring, Altuve tried to speak with four-hitter Alex Bregman, who was in the on-deck circle. Altuve then took a look at something on a tablet and sought to speak with Bregman again.
Jose Altuve had a quick conversation with teammate Alex Bregman after tripling and scoring. pic.twitter.com/gt4QkNPKg3
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Whatever Altuve said didn’t seem to help much though. Bregman struck out swinging to end the inning. The tip seemed reminiscent of what happened early in Game 4 when Bryce Harper spoke to teammate Alec Bohm, who followed with a home run.
The Philadelphia Phillies returned the favor and tied things up immediately on a solo home run by Kyle Schwarber to start the bottom of the first.
The series is tied 2-2, so Game 5 is a huge decider in the series.
