.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left cleat and belt attempting to confirm a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the green light run in the 10th inning and after that created a melodramatic dip into 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 away from the nine however asserted he had befouled the sphere off his foot. In a crazy setting, he removed his cleat and belt, making an effort to show the umpires where the round favorite, which acquired him expelled through plate umpire Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was actually thrown after continuing to argue." In some cases you get struck somewhere in the hand and also you take your batting glove [off] to show you got struck. I was counting on to accomplish the same point," Altuve said." It was experiencing my head that it can't take place," he included. "It is actually the nine inning, succeeding run on second base, I am actually fighting versus an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the closer, so I'm undoubtedly making an effort to get a smash hit as well as steer the run in and also succeed the video game. I receive a foul ball because it attacked my foot as well as they just took it away from me. I do not assume that may happen. There are 4 men on the area as well as you can view the change of direction on the ball. Merely produce the ideal telephone call." Jose Altuve, that bared bent on 3rd for the Astros' ultimate out of the ninth inning, points to his naked feet to highlight where he had smeared the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up later." It is actually a foul ball," the manager stated. "You need to view the round once he reaches the feet, the flight of the ball. I don't receive it. I don't comprehend. That is actually twice this year. I have a lot of appreciation for the umpires. They work hard. Yet there are 4 available. You must have the capacity to see it. They missed out on that telephone call." It was Altuve's 3rd occupation ejection, featuring normal period and playoffs, and second this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st job ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated distance runner in place of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also racked up on Kyle Tucker's solitary to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris loaded the bases with pair of outs in all-time low of the 10th before acquiring Manny Machado to ground into a pressure play on a terrific backhanded stop by Kessinger, who flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's very first game along with the Astros since July thirteen." Right before he reached it, I was actually presuming he's going to reach a ball up the mid as well as it is actually mosting likely to attack off the mound, and that's exactly what happened. However go capture it. That's the work," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to receive in to the activity after Altuve was actually thrown." It's a nasty ball. You must see the round as soon as he reaches the feet, the tour of the round. I do not get it. I don't understand. That's two times this year. I have a great deal of regard for the moderators. They work doggedly. However there are 4 available. You have to have the ability to observe it. They skipped that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to undo his shoe, I began to order my glove. I didn't understand if I was the one that was heading to be entering, however I didn't know what he was actually carrying out, yet I was just preparing yourself," Kessinger said.The Padres twice rallied to link ball game, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for many seconds, pitched his bat aside and 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 as well as was actually called for a sound clock violation. Yet after a prolonged hold-up, it was introduced there was actually no violation. Hader then threw a crazy sound that brought in Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres coming from the 2022 business deadline with last year before leaving behind as a free agent. He attracted the ire of San Diego enthusiasts when he pointed out late last period he hesitated to get greater than three outs.The Padres failed to add to their wild-card lead over Arizona and stayed 3 1/2 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Analysis as well as The Associated Press supported this record.