Astros' Greinke holds up 2 fingers, then allows HR on slider

[ASFN Admin]

Houston pitcher Zack Greinke' held up two fingers toward Oakland's Ramon Laureano and Astros catcher Martin Maldonado in the second inning of their AL Division Series Game 4 on Thursday, and Laureano hit a hanging slider 440 feet to left for a tiebreaking three-run homer. Could Greinke have been signaling his pitch? Greinke has at times used a hand signal to switch sign sets mid-inning with Laureano.

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