.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was discharged for removing his remaining cleat as well as belt making an effort to confirm a factor, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and afterwards created a melodramatic dip into second base to seal the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 gain versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to 3rd for the final out of the ninth but asserted he had polluted the ball off his foot. In an insane setting, he took off his cleat and also belt, attempting to show the umpires where the sphere smash hit, which obtained him expelled by layer umpire Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was actually thrown after remaining to contend." Often you obtain attacked someplace in the hand and also you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to show you obtained reached. I was actually counting on to do the same factor," Altuve mentioned." It was actually looking at my scalp that it can't happen," he incorporated. "It is actually the nine inning, succeeding worked on second base, I am actually fighting versus a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the closer, so I'm certainly making an effort to receive a smash hit and steer the trip in and succeed the activity. I acquire a foul ball due to the fact that it attacked my foot and they merely took it off of me. I don't presume that may happen. There are four fellas on the field and also you can observe the switch on the ball. Simply create the best phone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded out to third for the Astros' ultimate away from the nine inning, points to his naked foot to highlight where he had polluted the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up subsequently." It is actually a foul round," the supervisor said. "You have to find the round as soon as he hits the foot, the flight of the sphere. I do not obtain it. I do not know. That is actually two times this year. I possess a ton of respect for the moderators. They work doggedly. Yet there are four out there. You must have the capacity to view it. They missed that phone call." It was Altuve's 3rd profession ejection, including routine period and also playoffs, as well as 2nd this season (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first career ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened versus the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automated distance runner in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as racked up on Kyle Tucker's single to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris filled the bases along with 2 outs in all-time low of the 10th prior to acquiring Manny Machado to ground into a force use a terrific backhanded come by Kessinger, who flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's initial activity with the Astros considering that July thirteen." Right just before he hit it, I was actually presuming he is actually mosting likely to attack a reception up the middle and also it's going to reach off the mound, and also is actually precisely what occurred. Yet go catch it. That is actually the task," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to get in to the video game after Altuve was flipped." It's a repulsive ball. You must notice the round once he attacks the foot, the air travel of the sphere. I don't get it. I do not recognize. That's twice this year. I possess a ton of respect for the peacemakers. They work hard. However there are four available. You have to have the capacity to view it. They missed out on that phone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to disengage his footwear, I started to snatch my handwear cover. I failed to understand if I was the one that was visiting be using, however I really did not understand what he was carrying out, yet I was actually merely preparing yourself," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to link the score, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for many few seconds, tossed his baseball bat aside and gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out wild pitch.Hader happened on to boos and was asked for a pitch clock offense. But after an extensive hold-up, it was revealed there was actually no violation. Hader then tossed a crazy pitch that brought in Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 business target date through in 2013 before leaving behind as a freelance. He attracted the wrath of San Diego supporters when he pointed out late final time he was reluctant to acquire 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 and also The Associated Push supported this file.