.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his nigh side cleat as well as belt trying to prove a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the green light jog in the 10th inning and after that created a melodramatic play at keystone to seal off the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 succeed against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on 3rd for the ultimate out of the 9th but urged he had smeared the sphere off his foot. In a ridiculous setting, he removed his cleat and also sock, attempting to show the umpires where the round hit, which obtained him ejected by layer peacemaker Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was actually thrown after continuing to contend." Often you get struck somewhere in the palm and you take your batting handwear cover [off] to reveal you obtained struck. I was actually expecting to accomplish the exact same point," Altuve mentioned." It was undergoing my scalp that it can not occur," he added. "It's the ninth inning, winning operated on second base, I am actually battling versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the deeper, so I'm certainly trying to get a hit as well as steer the round in as well as win the game. I acquire a foul ball given that it struck my foot and they only took it away from me. I do not think that can occur. There are actually four guys on the area as well as you can easily find the change of direction on the ball. Just produce the appropriate call." Jose Altuve, that grounded out to third for the Astros' final away from the nine inning, points to his uncovered foot to stress where he had actually polluted the ball off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up later." It is actually a nasty round," the manager stated. "You need to find the sphere once he hits the foot, the tour of the round. I don't get it. I do not know. That is actually two times this year. I have a bunch of regard for the umpires. They work doggedly. But there are 4 out there. You have to have the ability to view it. They missed out on that phone call." It was actually Altuve's third career ejection, consisting of routine period and playoffs, and 2nd this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first profession ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came versus the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated jogger instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also racked up on Kyle Tucker's single to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris filled the manners along with two outs in the bottom of the 10th prior to acquiring Manny Machado to ground in to a force use a great backhanded come by Kessinger, who flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's initial video game with the Astros since July 13." Right prior to he attacked it, I was assuming he's heading to strike a reception up the mid and also it's mosting likely to hit off the mound, which's specifically what occurred. However go capture it. That's the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to receive right into the video game after Altuve was actually flipped." It's a nasty sphere. You have to watch the round when he strikes the feet, the flight of the sphere. I do not receive it. I do not recognize. That is actually two times this year. I possess a lot of appreciation for the umpires. They strive. Yet there are 4 around. You need to be able to find it. They missed out on that phone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to disengage his shoe, I started to order my handwear cover. I really did not recognize if I was the one that was heading to be entering, however I didn't recognize what he was doing, but I was just preparing yourself," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to connect ball game, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for a number of seconds, pitched his bat apart and gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and also at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out wild pitch.Hader came on to boos as well as was required a sound time clock infraction. But after a prolonged hold-up, it was actually announced there was actually no infraction. Hader at that point threw an untamed pitch that brought in Tatis.Hader was actually with the Padres coming from the 2022 business due date with last year prior to leaving behind as a free agent. He drew the fury of San Diego fans when he claimed behind time last period he was reluctant to acquire more than three outs.The Padres fell short to include in their wild-card lead over Arizona and also continued to be 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research Study and also The Associated Push contributed to this record.