.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his nigh side cleat and belt trying to prove a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the green light run in the 10th inning and after that created a sensational dip into keystone to seal off the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 win versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based bent on third for the ultimate out of the 9th yet asserted he had polluted the ball off his foot. In an outrageous setting, he took off his cleat and belt, attempting to reveal the moderators where the round smash hit, which obtained him ejected by layer moderator Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was tossed after continuing to argue." At times you receive struck somewhere in the hand and you take your batting glove [off] to present you received reached. I was expecting to do the exact same factor," Altuve claimed." It was going through my scalp that it can not happen," he incorporated. "It is actually the 9th inning, succeeding worked on second base, I'm combating against a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I am actually definitely making an effort to receive a smash hit and also drive the round in and also gain the video game. I acquire a foul round considering that it hit my foot and also they just took it out of me. I do not presume that may happen. There are actually four people on the industry and also you can observe the turnabout on the sphere. Only create the right telephone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded bent on third for the Astros' ultimate away from the nine inning, indicate his bare feet to emphasize where he had actually befouled the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up later." It is actually a foul sphere," the manager mentioned. "You have to see the round the moment he strikes the feet, the trip of the round. I don't obtain it. I don't understand. That's twice this year. I have a lot of appreciation for the peacemakers. They work doggedly. Yet there are four out there. You need to be able to see it. They missed that phone call." It was actually Altuve's 3rd job ejection, consisting of regular period and also playoffs, and second this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic runner instead of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reducer Hector Neris packed the bases along with pair of outs in all-time low of the 10th prior to receiving Manny Machado to ground right into a pressure use a fantastic backhanded stop by Kessinger, that turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's initial activity along with the Astros due to the fact that July thirteen." Straight just before he hit it, I was believing he is actually going to attack a ball up the mid as well as it is actually mosting likely to reach off the pile, and that's precisely what happened. Yet go record it. That's the work," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to obtain into the video game after Altuve was actually tossed." It's a foul ball. You need to see the sphere when he attacks the feet, the air travel of the ball. I do not get it. I don't comprehend. That is actually two times this year. I have a considerable amount of respect for the umpires. They work hard. However there are actually four around. You have to manage to view it. They overlooked that phone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he began to untie his shoe, I started to grab my handwear cover. I really did not know if I was actually the one that was mosting likely to be entering, yet I really did not recognize what he was actually doing, but I was just preparing yourself," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to connect the score, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the 6th-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for many few seconds, flipped his baseball bat apart and also gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- as well as at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out untamed pitch.Hader came on to boos and also was required a pitch clock offense. Yet after an extensive problem, it was declared there was actually no offense. Hader then tossed an untamed sound that introduced Tatis.Hader was actually with the Padres coming from the 2022 trade due date via in 2014 just before leaving behind as a freelance. He drew the wrath of San Diego fans when he claimed behind time last period he hesitated to acquire much more than three outs.The Padres stopped working to contribute to their wild-card top over Arizona and also remained 3 1/2 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Investigation as well as The Associated Push resulted in this file.