.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was actually expelled for taking off his nigh side cleat and sock making an effort to verify a factor, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the okay jog in the 10th inning and afterwards brought in a sensational play at second base to seal the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 gain versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based bent on third for the last away from the 9th yet urged he had actually fouled the sphere off his foot. In a crazy scene, he removed his cleat and belt, trying to reveal the umpires where the ball favorite, which received him ejected through layer peacemaker Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was thrown after remaining to dispute." In some cases you get struck somewhere in the hand and also you take your batting glove [off] to reveal you received reached. I was expecting to accomplish the exact same point," Altuve stated." It was actually going through my scalp that it can't happen," he incorporated. "It's the 9th inning, succeeding operated on keystone, I am actually fighting versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I am actually undoubtedly making an effort to acquire a smash hit as well as steer the trip in and also win the game. I get a foul sphere considering that it reached my foot and also they simply took it away from me. I do not assume that may take place. There are actually 4 people on the field and you may see the turnabout on the round. Only produce the best telephone call." Jose Altuve, who bared bent on third for the Astros' final away from the ninth inning, indicate his naked feet to stress where he had smeared the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still ended up afterward." It is actually a nasty sphere," the manager mentioned. "You have to see the round as soon as he strikes the foot, the flight of the ball. I don't obtain it. I don't know. That's two times this year. I have a ton of regard for the peacemakers. They strive. But there are actually 4 around. You must have the ability to find it. They missed that telephone call." It was Altuve's 3rd career ejection, consisting of regular period and playoffs, as well as second this season (June 30 vs. Mets). His first occupation ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automated runner in place of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout and scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris filled the bases with two outs in all-time low of the 10th just before getting Manny Machado to ground in to a force play on an outstanding backhanded stop by Kessinger, who flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's very first game along with the Astros considering that July thirteen." Right before he struck it, I was actually thinking he is actually going to hit a reception up the mid and it is actually going to attack off the pile, and that is actually exactly what took place. But go record it. That is actually the job," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to obtain into the game after Altuve was actually pitched." It's a nasty round. You need to envision the sphere when he attacks the feet, the flight of the sphere. I do not get it. I do not recognize. That's twice this year. I possess a bunch of respect for the umpires. They work doggedly. Yet there are 4 around. You must manage to see it. They missed out on that call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to untie his shoe, I started to get my glove. I failed to recognize if I was the one that was actually going to be entering, yet I didn't know what he was actually carrying out, but I was simply getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres twice rallied to tie ball game, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for a number of few seconds, flipped his bat apart and also gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and also at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out untamed pitch.Hader happened on to boos and was actually required a pitch time clock violation. However after a long delay, it was actually declared there was no offense. Hader at that point threw a crazy pitch that introduced Tatis.Hader was actually along with the Padres from the 2022 profession target date with in 2014 just before leaving as a free agent. He drew the fury of San Diego followers when he said behind time final time he was reluctant to acquire more than 3 outs.The Padres stopped working to include in their wild-card top over Arizona and also continued to be 3 1/2 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research as well as The Associated Press supported this report.