.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was discharged for removing his nigh side cleat and also belt trying to prove a point, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the permission run in the 10th inning and then made a sensational play at keystone to seal the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 gain versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to third for the last away from the 9th but urged he had befouled the ball off his foot. In an insane scene, he took off his cleat as well as sock, trying to reveal the umpires where the round smash hit, which obtained him ejected by plate moderator Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was thrown after continuing to dispute." At times you get struck someplace in the hand and also you take your hitting glove [off] to present you acquired hit. I was actually counting on to carry out the exact same trait," Altuve pointed out." It was actually going through my scalp that it can't happen," he incorporated. "It's the nine inning, winning run on second base, I'm battling versus a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the more detailed, so I am actually definitely trying to acquire a smash hit and also drive the run in and also win the activity. I acquire a foul sphere given that it reached my foot as well as they merely took it far from me. I don't think that may occur. There are actually 4 fellas on the industry as well as you can observe the switch on the sphere. Simply make the right phone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded bent on third for the Astros' last out of the ninth inning, suggest his exposed foot to focus on where he had actually fouled the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up later." It is actually a foul sphere," the manager pointed out. "You have to observe the round as soon as he attacks the feet, the trip of the ball. I do not get it. I do not understand. That is actually twice this year. I possess a ton of respect for the peacemakers. They strive. However there are actually four around. You need to be able to view it. They overlooked that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's third occupation ejection, consisting of regular time as well as playoffs, as well as second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first job ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automatic jogger in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as racked up on Kyle Tucker's solitary to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reducer Hector Neris loaded the manners along with pair of outs in the bottom of the 10th before receiving Manny Machado to ground in to a force play on a fantastic backhanded stop by Kessinger, that turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's first game along with the Astros because July 13." Right before he hit it, I was thinking he is actually visiting hit a reception up the center and it's visiting attack off the pile, and also is actually precisely what occurred. Yet go catch it. That is actually the work," Kessinger said.He thought he was actually going to acquire right into the game after Altuve was tossed." It's a nasty ball. You need to envision the ball when he strikes the feet, the tour of the round. I don't get it. I don't know. That's two times this year. I possess a bunch of appreciation for the umpires. They strive. But there are 4 out there. You have to have the capacity to see it. They missed out on that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to disengage his shoe, I started to grab my handwear cover. I failed to know if I was the one that was mosting likely to be using, yet I really did not recognize what he was actually performing, yet I was merely preparing," 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 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for several seconds, pitched his bat aside and gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and also at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader came on to boos and also was actually required a pitch time clock infraction. But after a long hold-up, it was revealed there was no offense. Hader after that tossed a wild pitch that brought in Tatis.Hader was with the Padres coming from the 2022 field target date via in 2013 before leaving behind as a freelance. He attracted the wrath of San Diego enthusiasts when he claimed late final time he was reluctant to obtain much more than three outs.The Padres fell short to add to their wild-card lead over Arizona as well as stayed 3 1/2 activities responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Study as well as The Associated Push brought about this report.