.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was discharged for removing his left side cleat and sock attempting to confirm a point, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, scored the consent run in the 10th inning and after that made a sensational play at keystone to seal the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to third for the final out of the ninth but insisted he had befouled the ball off his foot. In an outrageous scene, he took off his cleat as well as belt, attempting to present the umpires where the sphere hit, which got him ejected through plate peacemaker Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was tossed after continuing to contend." At times you obtain attacked someplace in the hand and you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to reveal you received hit. I was counting on to accomplish the exact same factor," Altuve mentioned." It was experiencing my head that it can't take place," he included. "It is actually the ninth inning, gaining worked on keystone, I'm combating versus a good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I'm obviously trying to obtain a smash hit and drive the trip in as well as gain the video game. I receive a foul sphere since it reached my feet as well as they just took it out of me. I don't assume that may take place. There are actually 4 people on the area and also you may view the switch on the round. Only produce the ideal phone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded out to 3rd for the Astros' ultimate out of the 9th inning, lead to his exposed feet to highlight where he had befouled the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up thereafter." It is actually a nasty round," the supervisor stated. "You have to see the sphere when he strikes the feet, the air travel of the ball. I do not acquire it. I do not understand. That's twice this year. I have a bunch of appreciation for the umpires. They work hard. However there are 4 on the market. You have to have the capacity to find it. They missed out on that call." It was actually Altuve's 3rd career ejection, including regular period as well as playoffs, and second this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His initial profession ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which happened versus the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic runner in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as scored on Kyle Tucker's solitary to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reducer Hector Neris loaded the manners with two outs in the bottom of the 10th before getting Manny Machado to ground into a force use an excellent backhanded stop by Kessinger, who turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's first game with the Astros considering that July 13." Right just before he reached it, I was actually believing he is actually going to strike a reception up the mid and also it's heading to strike off the mound, which's exactly what happened. Yet go capture it. That's the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was actually going to obtain into the video game after Altuve was flipped." It's a repulsive sphere. You need to see the round the moment he strikes the foot, the flight of the round. I do not get it. I don't understand. That's twice this year. I possess a ton of respect for the peacemakers. They work doggedly. However there are four on the market. You must have the ability to view it. They overlooked that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he began to disengage his footwear, I began to order my glove. I didn't know if I was the one that was actually going to be actually using, yet I didn't know what he was actually performing, however I was merely preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice rallied to link ball game, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for many secs, flipped his bat aside and gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- as well as at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out untamed pitch.Hader happened on to boos as well as was required a pitch clock infraction. However after an extensive problem, it was declared there was no violation. Hader then threw an untamed pitch that produced Tatis.Hader was actually along with the Padres coming from the 2022 field due date by means of last year before leaving as a free agent. He drew the annoyance of San Diego fans when he stated behind time final period he hesitated to obtain more than three outs.The Padres stopped working to include in their wild-card lead over Arizona and also remained 3 1/2 video games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research and also The Associated Press brought about this file.