.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his remaining cleat as well as belt trying to prove an aspect, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and after that created a remarkable play at keystone to secure the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based bent on third for the final out of the 9th but asserted he had smeared the round off his feet. In a ridiculous setting, he removed his cleat and belt, making an effort to present the umpires where the round smash hit, which acquired him discharged through plate moderator Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was thrown after remaining to argue." At times you obtain struck somewhere in the palm and you take your batting handwear cover [off] to present you acquired attacked. I was expecting to carry out the very same factor," Altuve claimed." It was actually experiencing my head that it can't occur," he included. "It is actually the nine inning, winning worked on second base, I'm combating against a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the closer, so I'm clearly making an effort to get a favorite and drive the trip in and win the activity. I receive a foul ball due to the fact that it attacked my feet and also they just took it away from me. I do not believe that may happen. There are actually four fellas on the field and also you may find the switch on the ball. Only produce the ideal telephone call." Jose Altuve, that grounded bent on third for the Astros' final out of the nine inning, points to his uncovered foot to stress where he had actually polluted the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up thereafter." It's a nasty ball," the manager mentioned. "You need to view the round once he strikes the feet, the trip of the sphere. I do not get it. I do not recognize. That is actually twice this year. I have a great deal of respect for the moderators. They work doggedly. Yet there are 4 out there. You have to have the capacity to find it. They skipped that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's third career ejection, featuring regular time as well as playoffs, and also second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st occupation ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated runner instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris packed the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th just before obtaining Manny Machado to ground into a force play on a fantastic backhanded come by Kessinger, who flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's initial game along with the Astros due to the fact that July 13." Right before he attacked it, I was believing he is actually heading to reach a ball up the mid as well as it's visiting hit off the mound, which is actually precisely what happened. But go record it. That is actually the work," Kessinger said.He figured he was actually going to acquire right into the activity after Altuve was pitched." It is actually a nasty round. You must envision the round when he attacks the foot, the flight of the round. I don't receive it. I don't recognize. That is actually twice this year. I possess a lot of regard for the peacemakers. They work hard. But there are four out there. You have to be able to see it. They missed out on that phone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to disengage his footwear, I began to get my glove. I didn't recognize if I was actually the one that was going to be actually using, however I really did not know what he was doing, but I was actually simply preparing yourself," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to tie the score, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for several secs, pitched his baseball bat apart and 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 came on to boos and also was actually asked for a pitch clock infraction. Yet after a prolonged problem, it was actually introduced there was no violation. Hader after that threw an untamed sound that generated Tatis.Hader was actually with the Padres coming from the 2022 business deadline through in 2013 just before leaving as a free agent. He attracted the annoyance of San Diego fans when he stated late last period he was reluctant to receive much more than three outs.The Padres fell short to add to their wild-card lead over Arizona and remained 3 1/2 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research as well as The Associated Press supported this report.