.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was ejected for removing his left cleat as well as belt attempting to show an aspect, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the okay jog in the 10th inning and then created a melodramatic dip into second base to seal the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 gain versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based bent on 3rd for the ultimate away from the nine however asserted he had actually smeared the round off his feet. In an insane setting, he removed his cleat and also sock, attempting to show the peacemakers where the ball smash hit, which acquired him ejected by layer peacemaker Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was actually tossed after remaining to argue." At times you get struck somewhere in the hand as well as you take your hitting glove [off] to present you acquired hit. I was actually counting on to perform the exact same trait," Altuve mentioned." It was actually experiencing my head that it can't occur," he added. "It's the nine inning, winning operated on keystone, I'm combating versus a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I'm clearly making an effort to receive a favorite as well as steer the trip in as well as gain the game. I obtain a foul round given that it struck my feet and they simply took it out of me. I don't believe that can easily happen. There are actually 4 guys on the area as well as you can easily find the switch on the sphere. Merely produce the best phone call." Jose Altuve, who bared bent on third for the Astros' last out of the nine inning, suggest his exposed feet to focus on where he had polluted the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up thereafter." It is actually a repulsive round," the manager said. "You must see the sphere the moment he reaches the foot, the air travel of the sphere. I do not obtain it. I don't recognize. That's twice this year. I have a great deal of regard for the moderators. They strive. But there are 4 out there. You have to have the ability to observe it. They overlooked that call." It was Altuve's 3rd career ejection, including frequent time and also playoffs, as well as second this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first career ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came versus the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic distance runner in place of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the manners along with pair of outs in all-time low of the 10th before receiving Manny Machado to ground into a force use a great backhanded stop by Kessinger, that turned the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's initial video game with the Astros since July 13." Straight prior to he attacked it, I was believing he's visiting reach a ball up the middle and also it is actually heading to hit off the pile, which's exactly what happened. Yet go catch it. That is actually the project," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to get in to the video game after Altuve was flipped." It's a nasty round. You have to watch the round the moment he strikes the foot, the air travel of the ball. I don't obtain it. I don't know. That is actually twice this year. I possess a great deal of regard for the umpires. They work hard. Yet there are actually 4 on the market. You need to have the capacity to find it. They missed that call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to disengage his footwear, I started to snatch my glove. I really did not understand if I was the one that was actually visiting be going in, yet I didn't understand what he was carrying out, however I was actually only preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to tie ball game, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the 6th-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for several seconds, threw his bat apart as well as gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out untamed pitch.Hader came on to boos and was called for a pitch time clock violation. Yet after a prolonged problem, it was declared there was no offense. Hader then threw a crazy sound that produced Tatis.Hader was with the Padres from the 2022 trade deadline by means of in 2014 before leaving behind as a free agent. He pulled the annoyance of San Diego supporters when he mentioned late last period he was reluctant to receive much more than 3 outs.The Padres fell short to include in their wild-card top over Arizona and stayed 3 1/2 games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Analysis and The Associated Push added to this report.