.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his nigh side cleat and belt attempting to show an aspect, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the green light jog in the 10th inning and afterwards created a sensational play at second base to secure the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 gain against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based out to third for the final out of the nine however urged he had actually smeared the sphere off his foot. In a ridiculous scene, he took off his cleat and belt, attempting to reveal the moderators where the ball hit, which got him ejected by plate umpire Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was actually shaken after remaining to dispute." Occasionally you acquire hit somewhere in the hand and also you take your hitting glove [off] to present you received hit. I was actually counting on to accomplish the very same thing," Altuve mentioned." It was undergoing my scalp that it can't occur," he included. "It's the ninth inning, succeeding worked on second base, I'm battling versus a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I am actually obviously making an effort to get a favorite as well as steer the run in and also gain the game. I acquire a foul ball because it struck my feet and also they only took it far from me. I don't assume that can take place. There are actually four fellas on the area as well as you can find the change of direction on the round. Simply make the right call." Jose Altuve, that bared bent on third for the Astros' last out of the ninth inning, suggest his bare feet to focus on where he had fouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up later." It's a nasty ball," the manager pointed out. "You need to view the round as soon as he attacks the feet, 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 respect for the umpires. They strive. But there are four on the market. You must have the ability to view it. They missed that call." It was Altuve's third occupation ejection, consisting of frequent period and also playoffs, and second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first profession ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which happened versus the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic distance runner instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's solitary to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reducer Hector Neris filled the bases along with 2 outs in all-time low of the 10th before getting Manny Machado to ground into a pressure use a fantastic backhanded drop in Kessinger, who flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was actually Kessinger's first game with the Astros due to the fact that July 13." Right prior to he attacked it, I was actually thinking he's heading to hit a reception up the middle and it is actually heading to hit off the pile, and that's precisely what happened. Yet go capture it. That is actually the job," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to obtain right into the game after Altuve was actually chucked." It's a nasty sphere. You have to envision the ball as soon as he attacks the feet, the air travel of the ball. I don't receive it. I do not understand. That's two times this year. I possess a great deal of respect for the peacemakers. They strive. Yet there are actually 4 around. You have to have the ability to observe it. They missed out on that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to unknot his footwear, I began to snatch my glove. I didn't understand if I was the one that was visiting be entering, yet I really did not recognize what he was performing, but I was actually merely 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 6th-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for numerous few seconds, chucked his baseball bat apart and gestured towards 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 untamed pitch.Hader came on to boos and also was actually required a sound time clock transgression. Yet after a long hold-up, it was actually revealed there was no infraction. Hader then tossed a wild sound that brought in Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 profession due date through in 2014 just before leaving behind as a freelance. He pulled the ire of San Diego enthusiasts when he stated behind time final time he hesitated to obtain more than three outs.The Padres fell short to contribute to their wild-card top over Arizona and also stayed 3 1/2 video games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research Study and also The Associated Push brought about this report.