SAN DIEGO – José Altuve has an undeniable case of the yips, and it's hurting the Houston Astros badly in the playoffs.The second baseman committed his fourth throwing error of the postseason and third of the AL Championship Series on Tuesday night in the sixth inning of Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Rays.Altuve also made two throwing errors in Game 2 of the series, contributing significantly to the Astros' 4-2 loss.
The six-time All-Star's three errors in the last two games led directly to five runs while prolonging rallies that would have been largely shut down by solid defensive play.In Game 3, Altuve fielded Brandon Lowe's grounder at second and then botched a routine toss to second base on an attempted forceout of Randy Arozarena,.