Is Luis Severino tipping pitches again?

That’s what Alex Rodriguez seemed to believe after the Yankees starter struggled in the first inning of Tuesday’s ALCS Game 3 in The Bronx.

A-Rod broke down Severino’s pitching on Twitter: 36 pitches; 18 fastballs; 18 secondary pitches; 11 swings on fastballs; five swings on off-speed pitches, no swings and misses.

“No chases on off-speed pitches,” the former Yankee wrote. “If you look at Astros’ hitters body language, this screams tipping.”

Severino induced a groundout to lead off the game before giving up a home run to Jose Altuve. Severino then walked Michael Brantley, struck out Alex Bregman and then was done in by a Yuli Gurriel single through the Yankees shift. Severino followed that up by walking Yordan Alvarez before getting Carlos Correa to pop out with the bases loaded to end the inning with the Yankees down one.

The Yankees have a short leash on their starting pitchers, and the bullpen started heating up during the first inning. Severino was pulled for Chad Green after giving up two earned runs off a pair homers, five hits and three walks in 4 ¹/₃ innings. He struck out six.

Severino, who missed the majority of the regular season with rotator cuff inflammation and then a lat strain, has a history of tipping pitches. In Game 3 of the ALDS last season, Severino gave up six runs in three innings in a 16-1 loss to the Red Sox. The giveaway was Severino’s different head movements based on whether he was throwing a fastball or offspeed pitch, specifically his slider.

The Astros, meanwhile, have had success exploiting pitchers who tip pitches. In the decisive Game 5 against the Rays last week, Astros players could be seen indicating to the dugout that Tampa Bay pitcher Tyler Glasnow was tipping pitches based on the placement of his glove. Glasnow gave up four earned runs in 2 ²/₃ innings.