.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left side cleat and also sock attempting to show an aspect, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the consent jog in the 10th inning and afterwards created an outstanding dip into second base to seal off the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 gain against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on third for the final away from the ninth but insisted he had polluted the round off his foot. In a ridiculous scene, he took off his cleat and sock, making an effort to show the peacemakers where the round hit, which obtained him expelled through layer peacemaker Brennan Miller. Supervisor Joe Espada was thrown after remaining to argue." Sometimes you acquire attacked somewhere in the hand as well as you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to present you acquired reached. I was actually expecting to do the very same thing," Altuve pointed out." It was actually going through my scalp that it can't take place," he added. "It is actually the 9th inning, gaining run on keystone, I am actually battling versus a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the deeper, so I'm obviously making an effort to get a smash hit and also drive the round in and also win the game. I receive a foul sphere given that it struck my foot and they simply took it off of me. I don't presume that can easily happen. There are 4 individuals on the area and also you can easily see the switch on the sphere. Simply create the ideal telephone call." Jose Altuve, that bared bent on 3rd for the Astros' last out of the ninth inning, indicate his bare foot to stress where he had befouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up subsequently." It is actually a nasty sphere," the supervisor stated. "You have to find the ball once he reaches the foot, the air travel of the ball. I don't acquire it. I don't comprehend. That's two times this year. I have a ton of regard for the umpires. They work hard. However there are actually four around. You must be able to view it. They skipped that phone call." It was actually Altuve's third job ejection, featuring frequent period as well as playoffs, and also second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His first profession ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which happened versus the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automated distance runner instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and racked up on Kyle Tucker's single to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the bases along with pair of outs in the bottom of the 10th just before obtaining Manny Machado to ground right into a pressure play on an outstanding backhanded visit Kessinger, who flipped the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's very first game along with the Astros because July thirteen." Straight just before he attacked it, I was actually presuming he is actually mosting likely to hit a reception up the center as well as it's mosting likely to reach off the mound, and also is actually specifically what took place. Yet go catch it. That's the work," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to obtain in to the video game after Altuve was actually tossed." It is actually a filthy sphere. You must notice the round the moment he hits the feet, the trip of the round. I do not obtain it. I don't comprehend. That is actually two times this year. I have a ton of respect for the umpires. They work hard. Yet there are four around. You must have the ability to find it. They missed that phone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to unknot his footwear, I started to order my glove. I failed to know if I was actually the one that was visiting be actually entering, however I really did not understand what he was carrying out, however I was simply preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to link 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 several seconds, flipped his baseball bat aside and also gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he started 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 and also was required a pitch time clock violation. But after a long delay, it was announced there was no infraction. Hader after that tossed a wild pitch that produced Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 business deadline by means of in 2015 just before leaving as a freelance. He drew the annoyance of San Diego fans when he claimed behind time last period he was reluctant to get more than three outs.The Padres fell short to include in their wild-card lead over Arizona and also stayed 3 1/2 video games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Analysis and The Associated Press added to this report.