.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Instants after Jose Altuve was actually discharged for taking off his left cleat as well as belt attempting to confirm an aspect, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the okay jog in the 10th inning and then made an outstanding play at keystone to seal off the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 win versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on 3rd for the ultimate out of the 9th yet urged he had actually smeared the ball off his feet. In a crazy setting, he took off his cleat and also belt, trying to reveal the umpires where the sphere smash hit, which got him ejected through plate peacemaker Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was actually thrown after continuing to argue." In some cases you acquire attacked someplace in the palm as well as you take your batting handwear cover [off] to present you got struck. I was anticipating to carry out the very same thing," Altuve stated." It was looking at my head that it can not take place," he added. "It's the 9th inning, gaining worked on second base, I am actually fighting against a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the nearer, so I am actually obviously trying to receive a smash hit as well as steer the trip in and succeed the game. I get a foul sphere due to the fact that it struck my foot and they simply took it far from me. I don't assume that can happen. There are four guys on the field as well as you can easily find the change of direction on the ball. Just make the ideal phone call." Jose Altuve, that grounded out to third for the Astros' last away from the ninth inning, lead to his exposed feet to focus on where he had actually fouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up thereafter." It's a filthy ball," the supervisor mentioned. "You have to view the ball when he attacks the foot, the trip of the sphere. I do not get it. I do not recognize. That's two times this year. I have a considerable amount of regard for the moderators. They work doggedly. Yet there are four on the market. You have to have the capacity to view it. They missed that call." It was Altuve's third job ejection, featuring routine period as well as playoffs, as well as 2nd this season (June 30 vs. Mets). His initial job ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated runner in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as racked up on Kyle Tucker's solitary to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris packed the bases along with two outs in all-time low of the 10th before receiving Manny Machado to ground in to a pressure play on a terrific backhanded drop in Kessinger, that turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's initial game with the Astros given that July thirteen." Straight prior to he hit it, I was believing he is actually mosting likely to attack a ball up the center and it's mosting likely to reach off the pile, and also's specifically what occurred. Yet go record it. That is actually the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was actually going to get right into the game after Altuve was actually flipped." It's a nasty ball. You must envision the round the moment he reaches the foot, the air travel of the ball. I don't acquire it. I don't recognize. That is actually twice this year. I possess a lot of respect for the peacemakers. They work hard. But there are actually four available. You need to manage to view it. They missed that call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he began to untie his shoe, I started to snatch my glove. I failed to understand if I was actually the one that was actually going to be actually going in, however I failed to understand what he was actually performing, however I was actually only getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to link the score, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the sixth-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for a number of few seconds, tossed his bat aside and 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 wild pitch.Hader came on to boos and was actually required a pitch clock violation. Yet after an extensive hold-up, it was revealed there was actually no violation. Hader at that point threw an untamed pitch that produced Tatis.Hader was actually with the Padres from the 2022 profession deadline through last year before leaving as a freelance. He attracted the displeasure of San Diego enthusiasts when he said late final period he hesitated to get much more than three outs.The Padres stopped working to include in their wild-card lead over Arizona as well as remained 3 1/2 video games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Investigation and The Associated Push contributed to this record.