.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left cleat and belt making an effort to verify an aspect, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the go-ahead jog in the 10th inning and after that made a sensational dip into second base to seal the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 win versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based bent on 3rd for the final out of the nine however asserted he had befouled the sphere off his foot. In an insane setting, he removed his cleat as well as belt, attempting to show the moderators where the ball smash hit, which acquired him expelled by plate umpire Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was shaken after continuing to dispute." At times you get struck somewhere in the hand as well as you take your batting handwear cover [off] to present you received reached. I was actually expecting to carry out the very same thing," Altuve pointed out." It was actually undergoing my head that it can't happen," he included. "It is actually the nine inning, succeeding worked on keystone, I am actually battling against a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the nearer, so I am actually certainly making an effort to get a favorite and also steer the round in as well as gain the activity. I acquire a foul sphere because it hit my foot and also they merely took it away from me. I do not assume that can occur. There are 4 guys on the field as well as you can find the switch on the ball. Just create the right phone call." Jose Altuve, that bared out to 3rd for the Astros' last out of the 9th inning, points to his bare feet to emphasize where he had smeared the ball off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up afterward." It's a filthy sphere," the supervisor said. "You have to find the sphere the moment he strikes the foot, the flight of the sphere. I don't acquire it. I do not comprehend. That's two times this year. I have a lot of respect for the umpires. They strive. Yet there are 4 on the market. You need to have the capacity to observe it. They overlooked that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's 3rd profession ejection, including routine season and playoffs, and 2nd this season (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated distance runner in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and racked up on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris packed the manners with pair of outs in all-time low of the 10th just before obtaining Manny Machado to ground into a force play on a fantastic backhanded stop by Kessinger, who turned the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's first video game with the Astros considering that July thirteen." Right prior to he struck it, I was actually presuming he's mosting likely to strike a reception up the center as well as it's visiting reach off the mound, and also is actually exactly what took place. But go capture it. That is actually the task," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to receive into the video game after Altuve was thrown." It's a repulsive round. You need to watch the round once he reaches the feet, the flight of the sphere. I do not get it. I do not comprehend. That is actually two times this year. I possess a ton of regard for the moderators. They work hard. However there are 4 available. You must have the ability to see it. They skipped that phone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he began to unknot his shoe, I began to nab my handwear cover. I really did not understand if I was actually the one that was actually going to be going in, yet I didn't understand what he was doing, but I was merely preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to link ball game, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for several few seconds, threw his baseball bat aside as well as gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader came on to boos and also was actually asked for a sound time clock transgression. Yet after a long hold-up, it was revealed there was actually no violation. Hader then threw a wild pitch that generated Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 profession target date by means of last year before leaving as a free agent. He attracted the annoyance of San Diego followers when he claimed late final time he hesitated to receive much more than three outs.The Padres stopped working to contribute to their wild-card lead over Arizona and stayed 3 1/2 activities behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Investigation and The Associated Push helped in this document.