.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was discharged for taking off his nigh side cleat and sock attempting to show a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the go-ahead jog in the 10th inning and afterwards made a remarkable play at keystone to seal the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 win versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to 3rd for the ultimate away from the nine yet asserted he had smeared the ball off his foot. In a ridiculous setting, he removed his cleat and also sock, attempting to show the moderators where the sphere smash hit, which got him ejected by plate umpire Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was tossed after remaining to dispute." Occasionally you receive struck someplace in the palm and you take your batting glove [off] to show you received attacked. I was actually anticipating to carry out the same thing," Altuve claimed." It was going through my head that it can not happen," he added. "It's the nine inning, winning run on second base, I'm battling against an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I am actually undoubtedly attempting to get a smash hit and also steer the round in as well as gain the game. I receive a foul ball since it hit my foot and also they merely took it off of me. I do not think that can easily occur. There are four fellas on the field and also you may find the switch on the ball. Merely make the appropriate call." Jose Altuve, who bared out to third for the Astros' ultimate out of the nine inning, indicate his naked feet to highlight where he had actually befouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up afterward." It's a foul sphere," the supervisor mentioned. "You need to observe the ball the moment he reaches the feet, the air travel of the round. I don't receive it. I don't recognize. That's two times this year. I possess a ton of appreciation for the peacemakers. They strive. Yet there are actually 4 out there. You need to have the capacity to observe it. They missed out on that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's 3rd occupation ejection, featuring regular period and also playoffs, as well as 2nd this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His first career ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which happened versus the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automatic jogger in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and scored on Kyle Tucker's solitary to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris filled the manners with two outs in all-time low of the 10th prior to receiving Manny Machado to ground in to a pressure use a terrific backhanded drop in Kessinger, who flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's 1st video game with the Astros since July 13." Straight before he attacked it, I was thinking he's going to strike a ball up the middle and it is actually going to strike off the mound, and that is actually specifically what took place. Yet go capture it. That is actually the job," Kessinger said.He figured he was actually going to receive into the game after Altuve was actually thrown." It is actually a filthy sphere. You need to notice the round once he hits the foot, the trip of the sphere. I do not obtain it. I do not comprehend. That's twice this year. I have a lot of appreciation for the moderators. They work hard. But there are four on the market. You must have the ability to see it. They overlooked that telephone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to undo his shoe, I started to grab my glove. I didn't recognize if I was actually the one that was mosting likely to be going in, but I failed to know what he was doing, yet I was actually only preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice rallied to connect the score, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for many seconds, threw his baseball bat aside as well as gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and also at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader came on to boos as well as was actually asked for a sound time clock offense. But after a long problem, it was actually declared there was no offense. Hader then tossed an untamed sound that brought in Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres coming from the 2022 trade target date with last year prior to leaving as a freelance. He pulled the fury of San Diego fans when he said behind time last period he was reluctant to obtain more than 3 outs.The Padres fell short to contribute to their wild-card lead over Arizona and also remained 3 1/2 video games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Study and also The Associated Press resulted in this report.