.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was actually ejected for removing his left side cleat and sock making an effort to show a factor, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, scored the okay run in the 10th inning and after that brought in a remarkable play at second base to seal off the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 gain against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based out to third for the last away from the nine however urged he had actually befouled the round off his feet. In a ridiculous scene, he took off his cleat and sock, trying to present the moderators where the ball smash hit, which obtained him ejected through plate moderator Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was thrown after remaining to argue." Often you obtain hit somewhere in the hand and you take your batting handwear cover [off] to reveal you acquired struck. I was counting on to perform the exact same point," Altuve said." It was actually undergoing my head that it can't happen," he incorporated. "It is actually the 9th inning, gaining operated on second base, I am actually battling versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the deeper, so I'm obviously trying to acquire a favorite as well as drive the round in and also win the game. I receive a foul sphere given that it hit my foot and they only took it away from me. I do not think that can easily take place. There are four people on the area as well as you can easily observe the change of direction on the sphere. Simply create the best telephone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded out to third for the Astros' final out of the ninth inning, lead to his uncovered foot to stress where he had fouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up later." It is actually a foul sphere," the manager mentioned. "You have to observe the sphere when he reaches the foot, the air travel of the sphere. I don't receive it. I don't understand. That is actually twice this year. I have a ton of regard for the moderators. They work hard. Yet there are 4 around. You must have the capacity to observe it. They overlooked that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's third job ejection, consisting of normal season and playoffs, and second this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His first occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened versus the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated distance runner instead of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the bases along with pair of outs in the bottom of the 10th before receiving Manny Machado to ground into a force play on an outstanding backhanded come by Kessinger, who flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's first activity along with the Astros since July thirteen." Right just before he hit it, I was actually thinking he is actually going to strike a ball up the middle and also it's mosting likely to reach off the pile, and that is actually specifically what took place. However go catch it. That's the task," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to get into the game after Altuve was chucked." It is actually a foul round. You have to envision the round when he hits the feet, the flight of the round. I do not receive it. I do not recognize. That's two times this year. I have a considerable amount of respect for the umpires. They work doggedly. However there are 4 on the market. You have to have the ability to observe it. They skipped that call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he began to untie his shoe, I started to nab my handwear cover. I didn't recognize if I was actually the one that was heading to be entering, but I didn't understand what he was actually performing, but I was actually just getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to connect the score, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for a number of few seconds, pitched his baseball bat apart as well as gestured toward 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 asked for a sound clock offense. However after a prolonged hold-up, it was revealed there was no infraction. Hader at that point threw a crazy sound that introduced Tatis.Hader was with the Padres coming from the 2022 profession target date via last year before leaving as a freelance. He drew the wrath of San Diego followers when he stated behind time final season he hesitated to obtain 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 behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research Study as well as The Associated Push contributed to this report.