There may have been a reason the Houston Astros were able to jump on Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow in the first inning. He was tipping his pitches.

"I went back and looked and it was pretty obvious, as far as the tips go," admitted Glasnow after the 6-1 loss in Game 5 of the American League Division Series.

"I'm not going to say that's the reason why. I left some pitches over the middle of the plate and they're really good hitters and they can do things with it. I don't care how hard you throw to good hitters. I don't know if that's what it was, but when i look back, it was pretty obvious."

Houston scored three runs before Glasnow recorded an out in the first inning. Then Yuli Gurriel extended the lead to 4-0 with another RBI single.

The Astros have a reputation for figuring out what pitchers are doing and taking advantage of it. But it's not an implication of them stealing signs, rather Houston batters being able to spot a pitchers tendencies early on and watching film of their previous starts.