.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was discharged for removing his left cleat as well as belt trying to confirm an aspect, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the okay jog in the 10th inning and afterwards made a melodramatic dip into second base to secure the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on third for the last away from the nine yet insisted he had actually smeared the sphere off his feet. In a crazy scene, he took off his cleat as well as sock, attempting to reveal the moderators where the sphere smash hit, which received him expelled through plate moderator Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was shaken after continuing to contend." At times you acquire struck someplace in the palm and also you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to present you obtained hit. I was expecting to perform the exact same point," Altuve mentioned." It was actually going through my scalp that it can't take place," he included. "It is actually the nine inning, gaining worked on keystone, I am actually combating versus an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the nearer, so I am actually definitely trying to acquire a hit as well as drive the run in and succeed the activity. I obtain a foul sphere because it reached my feet and they merely took it off of me. I do not think that can easily occur. There are four individuals on the industry and also you may find the switch on the sphere. Simply produce the best call." Jose Altuve, who grounded out to third for the Astros' ultimate out of the 9th inning, lead to his bare foot to focus on where he had befouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up subsequently." It is actually a repulsive round," the supervisor mentioned. "You have to see the ball once he hits the feet, the tour of the ball. I do not obtain it. I do not comprehend. That's two times this year. I have a great deal of regard for the peacemakers. They strive. However there are actually 4 available. You need to have the capacity to find it. They missed out on that call." It was actually Altuve's third job ejection, featuring regular season and also playoffs, and also 2nd this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His first profession ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automatic runner in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris loaded the manners with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th before receiving Manny Machado to ground into a pressure play on a fantastic backhanded stop by Kessinger, who turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's very first activity with the Astros due to the fact that July thirteen." Straight prior to he reached it, I was assuming he is actually heading to hit a ball up the middle and also it is actually visiting hit off the mound, and that is actually exactly what took place. Yet go record it. That is actually the work," Kessinger said.He thought he was actually going to receive in to the activity after Altuve was thrown." It is actually a repulsive ball. You have to envision the sphere once he hits the foot, the flight of the ball. I don't receive it. I do not understand. That is actually twice this year. I possess a ton of appreciation for the umpires. They strive. Yet there are actually 4 around. You need to have the capacity to view it. They missed out on that phone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to undo his shoe, I began to get my glove. I didn't understand if I was actually the one that was actually visiting be entering, however I failed to recognize what he was carrying out, however I was actually only preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres two times moved to connect the score, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for a number of secs, pitched his bat aside and also gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he started his trot-- and at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader happened on to boos as well as was actually called for a sound time clock infraction. However after a lengthy delay, it was actually announced there was actually no offense. Hader at that point threw a wild sound that generated Tatis.Hader was actually along with the Padres from the 2022 business target date by means of last year just before leaving behind as a free agent. He drew the wrath of San Diego followers when he claimed behind time last time he hesitated to receive much more than three outs.The Padres failed to include in their wild-card top over Arizona and stayed 3 1/2 activities behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research Study and also The Associated Press added to this document.