.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was actually discharged for removing his remaining cleat and belt making an effort to show a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the green light jog in the 10th inning and then brought in a remarkable play at second base to seal the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 succeed versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to 3rd for the final out of the ninth but asserted he had smeared the sphere off his foot. In a crazy setting, he took off his cleat and sock, trying to reveal the moderators where the sphere hit, which obtained him expelled through plate umpire Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was actually tossed after continuing to dispute." In some cases you receive hit somewhere in the hand as well as you take your batting glove [off] to present you received reached. I was actually counting on to perform the exact same trait," Altuve said." It was actually undergoing my scalp that it can't happen," he incorporated. "It is actually the 9th inning, winning run on keystone, I am actually combating versus an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the deeper, so I am actually undoubtedly trying to obtain a smash hit and also steer the round in and also gain the video game. I receive a foul sphere since it reached my foot and they only took it out of me. I don't think that can take place. There are actually four men on the area and you can observe the turnabout on the sphere. Only create the correct phone call." Jose Altuve, who grounded out to 3rd for the Astros' last away from the nine inning, points to his exposed feet to stress where he had fouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up thereafter." It is actually a nasty ball," the manager pointed out. "You have to see the ball when he strikes the foot, the trip of the round. I do not acquire it. I don't know. That's two times this year. I have a considerable amount of appreciation for the umpires. They work doggedly. However there are actually four available. You must manage to find it. They missed that call." It was Altuve's 3rd job ejection, consisting of frequent time and also playoffs, and also second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened versus the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic distance runner 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 packed the manners along with two outs in all-time low of the 10th prior to receiving Manny Machado to ground in to a pressure play on an outstanding backhanded come by Kessinger, who turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's very first video game with the Astros since July thirteen." Straight before he attacked it, I was actually believing he's mosting likely to hit a ball up the middle as well as it's going to attack off the pile, and that's exactly what happened. However go catch it. That is actually the task," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to get right into the video game after Altuve was tossed." It's a nasty sphere. You need to see the ball as soon as he hits the feet, the air travel of the ball. I do not obtain it. I don't recognize. That is actually twice this year. I possess a bunch of appreciation for the umpires. They work doggedly. But there are four on the market. You must have the ability to find it. They missed that call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to untie his footwear, I started to get my glove. I didn't understand if I was actually the one that was actually going to be going in, however I failed to understand what he was actually performing, however I was merely preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to link the score, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for several secs, chucked his bat apart and gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader happened on to boos and was asked for a sound time clock offense. Yet after a lengthy delay, it was introduced there was actually no transgression. Hader then threw a crazy sound that produced Tatis.Hader was with the Padres from the 2022 profession deadline by means of in 2014 before leaving as a freelance. He drew the ire of San Diego supporters when he pointed out behind time last season he hesitated to receive more than three outs.The Padres failed to include in their wild-card lead over Arizona as well as remained 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Analysis as well as The Associated Press contributed to this document.