.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was discharged for removing his remaining cleat and also sock trying to confirm an aspect, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the green light jog in the 10th inning and then brought in a melodramatic dip into keystone to secure the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 gain versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based bent on third for the ultimate away from the 9th yet insisted he had actually polluted the sphere off his feet. In a crazy scene, he took off his cleat and belt, attempting to present the umpires where the ball smash hit, which received him discharged through layer peacemaker Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was actually shaken after continuing to contend." Occasionally you obtain hit somewhere in the palm as well as you take your batting glove [off] to present you obtained hit. I was counting on to accomplish the very same thing," Altuve stated." It was experiencing my scalp that it can't happen," he included. "It is actually the nine inning, winning worked on keystone, I am actually combating against an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the deeper, so I'm clearly attempting to get a favorite as well as steer the round in as well as win the video game. I obtain a foul sphere considering that it hit my feet and they simply took it far from me. I don't think that can easily occur. There are actually four men on the field as well as you can easily see the turnabout on the round. Just create the best phone call." Jose Altuve, who bared bent on third for the Astros' last out of the 9th inning, suggest his exposed foot to emphasize where he had smeared the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up later." It's a foul sphere," the manager claimed. "You need to find the ball once he hits the feet, the trip of the ball. I do not acquire it. I don't comprehend. That's twice this year. I have a considerable amount of regard for the peacemakers. They work doggedly. However there are 4 out there. You need to have the capacity to observe it. They missed out on that call." It was Altuve's 3rd job ejection, consisting of regular season and also playoffs, and 2nd this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His first career ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated distance runner in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as scored on Kyle Tucker's solitary to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris loaded the manners with pair of outs in the bottom of the 10th before getting Manny Machado to ground into a pressure use an outstanding backhanded come by Kessinger, who turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was actually Kessinger's initial game with the Astros considering that July 13." Straight prior to he attacked it, I was actually assuming he's going to attack a reception up the mid and it's visiting hit off the mound, and that's precisely what occurred. Yet go catch it. That's the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to acquire in to the activity after Altuve was thrown." It's a foul sphere. You need to envision the sphere as soon as he strikes the foot, the air travel of the round. I do not receive it. I do not know. That's two times this year. I have a bunch of regard for the umpires. They strive. But there are four out there. You need to be able to view it. They skipped that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to untangle his shoe, I began to get my handwear cover. I didn't understand if I was the one that was actually going to be actually using, yet I really did not recognize what he was actually carrying out, however I was just preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice rallied to connect ball game, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for many seconds, threw his bat aside as well as gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he started his trot-- as well as at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader happened on to boos and was called for a pitch time clock infraction. However after a long delay, it was actually introduced there was actually no infraction. Hader after that tossed a wild pitch that generated Tatis.Hader was with the Padres coming from the 2022 field due date through last year prior to leaving behind as a free agent. He pulled the fury of San Diego supporters when he said late final time he hesitated to get greater than three outs.The Padres fell short to include in their wild-card top over Arizona and remained 3 1/2 video games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Analysis as well as The Associated Press resulted in this report.