.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Instants after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left cleat as well as sock making an effort to prove a factor, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, scored the okay run in the 10th inning and afterwards made a remarkable play at keystone to seal off the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 succeed versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to 3rd for the last away from the nine however insisted he had smeared the sphere off his feet. In a crazy setting, he removed his cleat and sock, attempting to show the peacemakers where the round favorite, which got him discharged through layer peacemaker Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was shaken after continuing to argue." Occasionally you get reached someplace in the hand and also you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to show you got reached. I was actually expecting to perform the exact same point," Altuve mentioned." It was actually going through my scalp that it can't happen," he incorporated. "It's the nine inning, gaining operated on keystone, I'm fighting versus a good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the deeper, so I am actually undoubtedly making an effort to acquire a smash hit and also drive the trip in and succeed the video game. I get a foul ball due to the fact that it hit my foot and also they only took it far from me. I do not believe that can easily happen. There are actually four individuals on the area and also you can view the switch on the round. Simply produce the correct phone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded bent on 3rd for the Astros' final out of the nine inning, lead to his bare feet to highlight where he had actually fouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up later." It's a foul ball," the supervisor mentioned. "You have to find the round when he reaches the feet, the trip of the ball. I do not get it. I don't understand. That is actually twice this year. I have a bunch of appreciation for the moderators. They strive. But there are 4 on the market. You need to have the ability to find it. They missed that telephone call." It was Altuve's 3rd profession ejection, consisting of routine period and also playoffs, as well as second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st job ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automatic distance runner instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also racked up on Kyle Tucker's single to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the manners with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th prior to receiving Manny Machado to ground into a force use a great backhanded visit Kessinger, who turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's 1st activity along with the Astros because July 13." Right prior to he attacked it, I was believing he is actually heading to attack a reception up the middle and it's mosting likely to hit off the mound, which is actually specifically what took place. However go record it. That's the job," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to receive in to the video game after Altuve was thrown." It is actually a filthy sphere. You have to watch the sphere as soon as he reaches the foot, the tour of the ball. I don't acquire it. I don't understand. That's two times this year. I have a ton of regard for the moderators. They work doggedly. However there are actually four on the market. You must be able to view it. They missed that phone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he began to untangle his shoe, I started to grab my glove. I really did not understand if I was actually the one that was actually mosting likely to be actually using, but I didn't recognize what he was doing, yet I was actually merely preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to tie ball game, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for several secs, tossed his baseball bat aside as well as gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he started his trot-- and also at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader happened on to boos and also was asked for a sound time clock offense. Yet after a long problem, it was revealed there was no infraction. Hader then threw a crazy pitch that brought in Tatis.Hader was with the Padres coming from the 2022 profession due date with in 2014 just before leaving as a freelance. He drew the ire of San Diego fans when he said behind time last period he was reluctant to get much more than 3 outs.The Padres stopped working to include in 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 helped in this report.