Robinson Chirinos tried to pick off Jose Altuve, who simply raced to second on the attempt
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Few players in baseball are more respected on the basepaths than Jose Altuve. Only Dee Strange-Gordon and Billy Hamilton have more steals than him since the start of the 2012 season, and he has tremendous instincts.
Those skills were on display during Friday night's 3-2 win over the Rangers. After singling with two outs in the seventh, Altuve took a healthy lead. Catcher Robinson Chirinos tried to keep a close eye on him, and fired down to first baseman Ronald Guzmán.
The only problem? Altuve was no longer there:
Spying that Chirinos was about to throw down, Altuve paused for a second and then darted to second, where he slid in safely before Guzman even had time to react.
Technically, the play was scored a wild pitch and not a stolen base, but there's no doubting that Altuve "stole" second in every other sense of the word.