.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was expelled for removing his remaining cleat and belt making an effort to confirm a factor, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the green light run in the 10th inning and then brought in a sensational dip into second base to seal the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 succeed against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based bent on third for the ultimate away from the nine but insisted he had fouled the ball off his foot. In a crazy setting, he removed his cleat and also belt, attempting to show the moderators where the sphere smash hit, which obtained him ejected by plate umpire Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was tossed after remaining to argue." Sometimes you obtain hit someplace in the palm and you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to reveal you received struck. I was actually expecting to accomplish the very same factor," Altuve pointed out." It was undergoing my scalp that it can't occur," he included. "It is actually the ninth inning, succeeding run on keystone, I'm combating versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the closer, so I'm obviously trying to obtain a hit and also drive the trip in and also win the game. I get a foul sphere due to the fact that it struck my feet and they just took it far from me. I don't presume that may happen. There are actually four guys on the area and also you may see the change of direction on the sphere. Simply create the ideal call." Jose Altuve, who grounded bent on third for the Astros' final away from the ninth inning, lead to his exposed foot to stress where he had smeared the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still ended up later." It's a filthy sphere," the supervisor claimed. "You have to observe the round the moment he strikes the feet, the tour of the sphere. I do not acquire it. I do not know. That's two times this year. I have a ton of respect for the moderators. They work hard. But there are four available. You have to be able to see it. They overlooked that call." It was Altuve's 3rd career ejection, featuring routine time and also playoffs, and also second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first profession ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came versus the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic runner instead of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout and scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris loaded the manners with pair of outs in the bottom of the 10th prior to receiving Manny Machado to ground right into a force play on a fantastic backhanded stop by Kessinger, that flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's first activity with the Astros given that July 13." Straight prior to he struck it, I was actually assuming he's visiting reach a ball up the mid and also it is actually heading to attack off the mound, which is actually exactly what happened. However go catch it. That is actually the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to acquire into the game after Altuve was actually tossed." It's a repulsive round. You must envision the sphere when he attacks the feet, the trip of the sphere. I don't obtain it. I don't know. That is actually twice this year. I have a lot of regard for the umpires. They strive. However there are actually 4 around. You have to have the capacity to find it. They overlooked that phone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he began to untie his shoe, I began to get my handwear cover. I really did not know if I was actually the one that was actually going to be actually using, however I didn't understand what he was doing, but I was actually merely getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres two times moved to tie ball game, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the sixth-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for a number of secs, pitched his baseball bat aside and gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he started his trot-- and at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out untamed pitch.Hader came on to boos and also was required a sound time clock violation. However after an extensive delay, it was declared there was actually no offense. Hader then threw an untamed pitch that generated Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 profession due date by means of in 2013 prior to leaving behind as a freelance. He pulled the annoyance of San Diego enthusiasts when he mentioned behind time final period he was reluctant to obtain much more than three outs.The Padres stopped working to contribute to their wild-card lead over Arizona and also continued to be 3 1/2 video games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research Study and also The Associated Push supported this document.