.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was ejected for removing his nigh side cleat as well as belt trying to verify a point, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the okay jog in the 10th inning and then made a melodramatic play at keystone to seal the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on third for the final out of the 9th yet asserted he had smeared the ball off his feet. In a ridiculous setting, he took off his cleat and sock, attempting to show the peacemakers where the round smash hit, which obtained him expelled by layer peacemaker Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was shaken after remaining to contend." In some cases you receive attacked someplace in the hand and you take your batting handwear cover [off] to reveal you got hit. I was anticipating to carry out the exact same thing," Altuve stated." It was actually looking at my head that it can not happen," he added. "It's the ninth inning, gaining worked on second base, I am actually combating versus a good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the more detailed, so I'm obviously attempting to acquire a favorite as well as drive the round in as well as succeed the video game. I obtain a foul ball considering that it hit my foot and also they just took it away from me. I do not presume that may occur. There are four men on the area and you can easily view the switch on the ball. Only make the right phone call." Jose Altuve, that grounded bent on third for the Astros' last out of the nine inning, points to his uncovered feet to focus on where he had actually smeared the ball off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up afterward." It's a nasty round," the manager mentioned. "You have to find the round as soon as he hits the feet, the flight of the ball. I don't acquire it. I don't comprehend. That's two times this year. I have a ton of appreciation for the umpires. They work doggedly. But there are actually four on the market. You need to have the ability to see it. They skipped that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's third occupation ejection, featuring frequent time as well as playoffs, as well as 2nd this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st job ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated distance runner instead of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's single to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris filled the manners along with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th before acquiring Manny Machado to ground in to a force play on an outstanding backhanded come by Kessinger, who flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's initial activity with the Astros considering that July thirteen." Straight before he attacked it, I was believing he's mosting likely to reach a ball up the center as well as it is actually heading to reach off the pile, and also's precisely what happened. Yet go capture it. That is actually the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to obtain right into the activity after Altuve was thrown." It's a nasty round. You need to notice the sphere as soon as he attacks the foot, the flight of the ball. I do not acquire it. I do not understand. That is actually two times this year. I possess a ton of regard for the moderators. They work hard. Yet there are actually four around. You must be able to observe it. They skipped that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to disengage his shoe, I began to nab my glove. I failed to know if I was actually the one that was actually visiting be actually going in, however I failed to recognize what he was actually doing, but I was actually only preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to tie ball game, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the sixth-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for numerous secs, flipped his bat aside and also gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he started his trot-- and also at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out untamed pitch.Hader came on to boos and also was called for a pitch clock infraction. Yet after a lengthy problem, it was revealed there was no transgression. Hader then threw a wild sound that introduced Tatis.Hader was actually along with the Padres from the 2022 field deadline via in 2015 just before leaving behind as a freelance. He attracted the displeasure of San Diego followers when he pointed out late final season he was reluctant to receive greater than three outs.The Padres stopped working to add to their wild-card top over Arizona as well as continued to be 3 1/2 games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research as well as The Associated Press resulted in this document.