.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left side cleat and also belt trying to verify an aspect, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, scored the green light run in the 10th inning and after that created a melodramatic dip into keystone to close the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on third for the ultimate out of the 9th yet asserted he had fouled the ball off his foot. In an outrageous setting, he removed his cleat and sock, trying to reveal the umpires where the round smash hit, which acquired him expelled through plate moderator Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was actually shaken after continuing to argue." Sometimes you obtain reached somewhere in the palm and also you take your batting handwear cover [off] to reveal you received struck. I was actually expecting to carry out the same point," Altuve pointed out." It was looking at my head that it can not take place," he included. "It's the nine inning, gaining worked on keystone, I'm combating versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the deeper, so I am actually definitely trying to acquire a hit and also drive the trip in and also win the activity. I get a foul round because it struck my feet and they simply took it far from me. I do not believe that can take place. There are actually 4 guys on the field and also you can find the switch on the round. Just create the right telephone call." Jose Altuve, that grounded bent on 3rd for the Astros' last away from the nine inning, indicate his uncovered foot to stress where he had fouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up afterward." It is actually a foul sphere," the supervisor stated. "You must find the sphere the moment he reaches the feet, the air travel of the sphere. I do not receive it. I do not comprehend. That is actually two times this year. I possess a lot of appreciation for the peacemakers. They work hard. However there are 4 out there. You need to have the ability to see it. They skipped that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's third career ejection, consisting of frequent season and playoffs, as well as second this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automatic jogger in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as racked up on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris loaded the manners along with 2 outs in all-time low of the 10th prior to acquiring Manny Machado to ground in to a pressure use an excellent backhanded visit Kessinger, that flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's 1st game along with the Astros since July thirteen." Right before he attacked it, I was actually believing he is actually going to reach a reception up the mid as well as it is actually visiting hit off the mound, and also's specifically what occurred. However go record it. That is actually the work," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to get in to the activity after Altuve was pitched." It's a nasty round. You have to watch the sphere as soon as he attacks the feet, the air travel of the sphere. I don't acquire it. I don't recognize. That is actually twice this year. I possess a ton of appreciation for the peacemakers. They work hard. Yet there are 4 out there. You have to manage to observe it. They overlooked that telephone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to untangle his shoe, I began to snatch my glove. I didn't understand if I was actually the one that was visiting be actually using, but I failed to know what he was actually doing, however I was actually only getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to tie the score, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for many secs, pitched his bat apart as well as 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 crazy pitch.Hader happened on to boos and was asked for a pitch clock violation. Yet after an extensive delay, it was declared there was actually no offense. Hader at that point tossed a wild pitch that generated Tatis.Hader was with the Padres from the 2022 trade target date by means of last year just before leaving behind as a freelance. He pulled the ire of San Diego followers when he said behind time last period he hesitated to get much more than 3 outs.The Padres stopped working to include in their wild-card top over Arizona and remained 3 1/2 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Investigation as well as The Associated Push added to this record.