.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was actually discharged for removing his nigh side cleat as well as belt making an effort to show a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the green light run in the 10th inning and after that brought in a sensational play at second base to seal off the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 win versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based out to third for the final away from the ninth however asserted he had fouled the round off his foot. In an outrageous scene, he removed his cleat and belt, trying to present the umpires where the sphere favorite, which received him discharged through plate peacemaker Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was tossed after remaining to dispute." Often you receive attacked someplace in the hand and you take your hitting glove [off] to reveal you received reached. I was anticipating to accomplish the exact same thing," Altuve pointed out." It was actually going through my head that it can't take place," he incorporated. "It's the nine inning, winning run on second base, I'm battling against a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I am actually certainly attempting to acquire a hit as well as drive the run in and gain the game. I get a foul sphere given that it attacked my foot and they only took it out of me. I do not presume that can occur. There are actually four men on the field and also you can find the turnabout on the sphere. Only create the ideal call." Jose Altuve, that grounded bent on 3rd for the Astros' last out of the nine inning, points to his naked feet to emphasize where he had actually smeared the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up later." It is actually a foul sphere," the manager claimed. "You have to view the ball when he attacks the foot, the flight of the ball. I don't receive it. I don't understand. That is actually twice this year. I possess a bunch of appreciation for the peacemakers. They work hard. But there are actually four out there. You must have the capacity to see it. They skipped that phone call." It was Altuve's 3rd career ejection, consisting of routine time and also playoffs, and also second this season (June 30 vs. Mets). His first profession ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic runner instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also racked up on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris loaded the bases along with two outs in the bottom of the 10th before obtaining Manny Machado to ground into a force use a terrific backhanded come by Kessinger, who flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's 1st video game with the Astros considering that July 13." Straight prior to he reached it, I was assuming he is actually going to hit a ball up the center as well as it's heading to hit off the pile, which's specifically what occurred. Yet go record it. That is actually the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was actually going to obtain into the video game after Altuve was pitched." It's a filthy ball. You must watch the round the moment he strikes the foot, the trip of the round. I do not obtain it. I don't know. That is actually twice this year. I have a lot of appreciation for the peacemakers. They strive. However there are actually 4 on the market. You need to manage to observe it. They overlooked that phone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he began to disengage his shoe, I started to snatch my handwear cover. I really did not understand if I was the one that was mosting likely to be actually entering, yet I failed to understand what he was actually performing, but 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 seconds, flipped his bat apart as well as gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out wild pitch.Hader came on to boos and also was actually called for a sound time clock offense. Yet after a prolonged problem, it was revealed there was actually no offense. Hader after that tossed an untamed sound that produced Tatis.Hader was actually with the Padres from the 2022 business target date by means of in 2013 prior to leaving behind as a free agent. He drew the ire of San Diego enthusiasts when he said behind time final period he was reluctant to receive more than 3 outs.The Padres stopped working to add to their wild-card lead over Arizona and stayed 3 1/2 activities behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Investigation and also The Associated Push brought about this document.