.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was actually ejected for removing his left cleat and also sock trying to prove a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the okay run in the 10th inning and after that brought in a remarkable play at keystone to secure the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 succeed against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to 3rd for the last out of the ninth but insisted he had actually befouled the ball off his feet. In a crazy setting, he took off his cleat and belt, attempting to reveal the moderators where the round favorite, which got him ejected through layer moderator Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was actually thrown after continuing to dispute." At times you get reached somewhere in the hand and you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to present you acquired struck. I was actually anticipating to accomplish the same trait," Altuve stated." It was actually going through my scalp that it can't occur," he included. "It's the nine inning, succeeding run on second base, I'm combating against an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the closer, so I'm undoubtedly making an effort to obtain a smash hit as well as drive the trip in as well as succeed the activity. I acquire a foul ball since it hit my foot as well as they simply took it out of me. I don't believe that may take place. There are four individuals on the field and also you can easily view the switch on the sphere. Merely create the correct telephone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded out to 3rd for the Astros' ultimate away from the nine inning, indicate his uncovered foot to stress where he had befouled the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up afterward." It's a nasty sphere," the manager said. "You must find the ball the moment he attacks the feet, the flight of the ball. I do not acquire it. I don't understand. That is actually two times this year. I possess a bunch of respect for the peacemakers. They work doggedly. But there are actually 4 on the market. You need to have the capacity to observe it. They overlooked that call." It was Altuve's third occupation ejection, including regular time and playoffs, and 2nd this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st job ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automated runner instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the manners with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th just before receiving Manny Machado to ground right into a pressure use a great backhanded come by Kessinger, that turned the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was actually Kessinger's initial video game with the Astros given that July 13." Straight before he reached it, I was believing he is actually mosting likely to reach a reception up the mid and also it is actually going to attack off the pile, and that is actually precisely what took place. But go record it. That's the job," Kessinger said.He thought he was actually going to obtain in to the game after Altuve was thrown." It's a foul ball. You need to see the round when he reaches the foot, the tour of the round. I do not receive it. I don't recognize. That is actually twice this year. I have a ton of respect for the peacemakers. They work doggedly. However there are 4 out there. You need to have the capacity to see it. They skipped that phone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to untangle his footwear, I started to get my handwear cover. I didn't recognize if I was actually the one that was actually heading to be actually using, yet I failed to understand what he was actually doing, but I was simply preparing yourself," Kessinger said.The Padres twice rallied to connect ball game, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for a number of secs, tossed his baseball bat apart as well as gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he started his trot-- and at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader came on to boos as well as was actually required a pitch time clock transgression. Yet after an extensive problem, it was declared there was no infraction. Hader then threw a crazy pitch that produced Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 business deadline with in 2014 just before leaving as a freelance. He pulled the annoyance of San Diego followers when he said late last period he was reluctant to receive much more than three outs.The Padres stopped working to include in their wild-card lead over Arizona as well as continued to be 3 1/2 activities behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research and The Associated Press helped in this record.