.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left cleat and belt trying to confirm a factor, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the okay jog in the 10th inning and after that made a remarkable play at keystone to seal off the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 gain versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on third for the final out of the ninth but insisted he had actually polluted the round off his feet. In a ridiculous scene, he removed his cleat as well as belt, attempting to reveal the peacemakers where the ball favorite, which got him discharged by layer umpire Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was actually thrown after continuing to argue." Occasionally you obtain attacked somewhere in the palm as well as you take your batting handwear cover [off] to show you got attacked. I was actually counting on to accomplish the exact same trait," Altuve mentioned." It was experiencing my scalp that it can not take place," he added. "It is actually the ninth inning, winning operated on second base, I am actually fighting versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the more detailed, so I'm definitely making an effort to get a hit and also steer the round in as well as win the activity. I receive a foul ball given that it attacked my feet and they simply took it out of me. I do not presume that can easily occur. There are actually 4 individuals on the field and also you may find the switch on the round. Simply make the best phone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded out to third for the Astros' last away from the nine inning, indicate his exposed foot to focus on where he had befouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up thereafter." It is actually a nasty sphere," the manager mentioned. "You have to see the sphere the moment he attacks the foot, the trip of the sphere. I don't acquire it. I don't know. That's two times this year. I possess a great deal of respect for the moderators. They work hard. Yet there are actually four available. You must have the capacity to observe it. They missed out on that call." It was actually Altuve's third occupation ejection, consisting of regular period and also playoffs, and also second this season (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st career ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic jogger 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 reliever Hector Neris filled the manners along with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th just before acquiring Manny Machado to ground right into a pressure use an excellent backhanded drop in Kessinger, that flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was actually Kessinger's initial video game with the Astros given that July 13." Straight prior to he hit it, I was presuming he's heading to strike a ball up the center and also it is actually heading to strike off the pile, and also is actually exactly what happened. But go capture it. That's the task," Kessinger said.He thought he was actually going to receive right into the video game after Altuve was flipped." It is actually a repulsive ball. You need to notice the round once he reaches the feet, the trip of the sphere. I don't obtain it. I do not recognize. That's twice this year. I possess a bunch of regard for the peacemakers. They work doggedly. But there are four out there. You have to be able to see it. They overlooked that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he began to untie his shoe, I started to order my glove. I didn't recognize if I was actually the one that was actually mosting likely to be entering, yet I really did not know what he was actually carrying out, however I was merely preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres two times moved to tie ball game, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for a number of secs, chucked his baseball bat aside and also gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- as well as at 3-3 in the 8th 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 a long delay, it was introduced there was no transgression. Hader at that point threw an untamed pitch that brought in Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres coming from the 2022 trade due date with in 2015 before leaving as a free agent. He attracted the ire of San Diego followers when he mentioned behind time final season he was reluctant to obtain more than three outs.The Padres failed to include in their wild-card top over Arizona and continued to be 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research Study and also The Associated Push resulted in this document.