.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was discharged for taking off his left cleat as well as belt attempting to verify a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the okay jog in the 10th inning and then created a sensational play at second base to close the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on 3rd for the final away from the 9th but insisted he had fouled the round off his feet. In a ridiculous scene, he removed his cleat and also belt, attempting to show the umpires where the round smash hit, which got him expelled through layer moderator Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was shaken after continuing to dispute." At times you receive struck somewhere in the hand and you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to show you received attacked. I was actually counting on to accomplish the same thing," Altuve stated." It was going through my head that it can not take place," he added. "It's the 9th inning, succeeding run on keystone, I'm fighting versus a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the more detailed, so I am actually definitely attempting to obtain a hit as well as drive the trip in as well as gain the activity. I receive a foul ball due to the fact that it attacked my foot as well as they merely took it off of me. I don't presume that may take place. There are four people on the field and also you can find the switch on the ball. Only produce the ideal phone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded bent on third for the Astros' ultimate away from the nine inning, lead to his exposed feet to emphasize where he had fouled the ball off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still ended up later." It is actually a nasty round," the supervisor pointed out. "You must view the ball the moment he hits the foot, the tour of the sphere. I do not receive it. I do not recognize. That's two times this year. I have a lot of respect for the umpires. They strive. Yet there are four out there. You must manage to observe it. They overlooked that call." It was Altuve's 3rd profession ejection, including normal period and playoffs, and 2nd this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His first profession ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came versus the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automatic runner instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and scored on Kyle Tucker's single to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th before getting Manny Machado to ground into a force use an excellent backhanded stop by Kessinger, who turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's 1st game along with the Astros due to the fact that July thirteen." Straight before he attacked it, I was thinking he is actually going to hit a reception up the center and it is actually visiting reach off the pile, which is actually precisely what took place. Yet go record it. That is actually the project," Kessinger said.He thought he was actually going to get right into the activity after Altuve was actually chucked." It is actually a foul ball. You need to watch the round once he strikes the feet, the flight of the round. I don't receive it. I do not know. That's two times this year. I possess a great deal of respect for the umpires. They strive. However there are actually 4 around. You have to have the capacity to observe it. They overlooked that telephone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to undo his shoe, I began to get my handwear cover. I didn't understand if I was the one that was mosting likely to be using, however I failed to recognize what he was doing, yet I was actually just getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to tie the score, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for a number of secs, tossed his baseball bat apart and also gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he started his trot-- as well as at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out untamed pitch.Hader happened on to boos and also was actually called for a sound time clock infraction. But after a lengthy delay, it was actually declared there was no transgression. Hader at that point tossed a wild pitch that introduced Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres coming from the 2022 profession due date by means of in 2013 just before leaving behind as a free agent. He drew the wrath of San Diego enthusiasts when he stated late final period he hesitated to receive much more than 3 outs.The Padres neglected to add to their wild-card top over Arizona and stayed 3 1/2 activities responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Study as well as The Associated Press resulted in this report.