.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was ejected for removing his remaining cleat and also belt attempting to prove a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and afterwards made an outstanding dip into second base to seal off the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 gain against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based out to third for the ultimate out of the nine yet insisted he had actually polluted the round off his feet. In an insane scene, he removed his cleat and also sock, attempting to show the umpires where the ball favorite, which acquired him discharged by plate moderator Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was actually shaken after continuing to dispute." At times you receive reached somewhere in the palm and also you take your batting glove [off] to show you acquired hit. I was actually counting on to do the same factor," Altuve stated." It was experiencing my scalp that it can not take place," he included. "It is actually the ninth inning, winning run on keystone, I am actually battling against a good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the more detailed, so I'm clearly trying to receive a hit and steer the round in as well as succeed the game. I get a foul round considering that it attacked my feet and they only took it off of me. I do not think that may take place. There are actually 4 guys on the field as well as you can observe the switch on the round. Only produce the best call." Jose Altuve, that grounded bent on third for the Astros' last away from the 9th inning, lead to his bare foot to focus on where he had fouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up later." It is actually a foul ball," the supervisor said. "You must find the sphere when he attacks the feet, the tour of the round. I don't receive it. I don't understand. That is actually twice this year. I possess a bunch of respect for the umpires. They work doggedly. However there are actually 4 on the market. You must have the capacity to find it. They missed that call." It was Altuve's 3rd profession ejection, featuring regular season and playoffs, as well as second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automated distance runner in place of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's solitary to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the bases along with pair of outs in the bottom of the 10th just before obtaining Manny Machado to ground right into a force play on a terrific backhanded stop by Kessinger, that turned the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's 1st activity with the Astros due to the fact that July thirteen." Right prior to he reached it, I was actually thinking he is actually going to hit a reception up the mid as well as it's going to attack off the mound, which is actually precisely what happened. Yet go record it. That's the work," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to acquire right into the video game after Altuve was actually thrown." It's a nasty ball. You must envision the round as soon as he strikes the feet, the air travel of the ball. I don't obtain it. I don't comprehend. That's twice this year. I have a bunch of regard for the umpires. They work hard. Yet there are actually four on the market. You need to be able to see it. They missed that telephone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to untie his shoe, I began to grab my handwear cover. I failed to recognize if I was the one that was actually visiting be entering, yet I really did not know what he was actually carrying out, yet I was merely getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to connect the score, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for many seconds, pitched his bat apart and also gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out wild pitch.Hader happened on to boos and also was called for a sound clock transgression. Yet after a prolonged delay, it was actually revealed there was no transgression. Hader then tossed a crazy sound that brought in Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres coming from the 2022 business deadline with in 2013 just before leaving as a free agent. He pulled the wrath of San Diego fans when he mentioned late last period he hesitated to receive much more than 3 outs.The Padres failed to include in their wild-card top over Arizona as well as remained 3 1/2 activities responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research Study as well as The Associated Push added to this document.