.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Moments after Jose Altuve was actually expelled for taking off his left cleat as well as sock attempting to confirm a factor, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the go-ahead jog in the 10th inning and after that brought in a remarkable dip into keystone to seal off the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to third for the ultimate away from the ninth but asserted he had fouled the sphere off his feet. In an outrageous setting, he took off his cleat as well as sock, attempting to show the moderators where the round favorite, which got him expelled through layer umpire Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was tossed after continuing to argue." Occasionally you acquire hit somewhere in the hand as well as you take your batting glove [off] to reveal you acquired struck. I was anticipating to carry out the exact same trait," Altuve pointed out." It was actually undergoing my scalp that it can not happen," he incorporated. "It's the nine inning, succeeding operated on keystone, I am actually fighting versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I am actually undoubtedly making an effort to acquire a smash hit and also drive the run in as well as win the activity. I receive a foul sphere considering that it reached my foot and they just took it away from me. I do not believe that can happen. There are 4 men on the field and also you can see the turnabout on the sphere. Simply produce the right telephone call." Jose Altuve, who bared bent on 3rd for the Astros' ultimate out of the nine inning, lead to his exposed foot to highlight where he had actually smeared the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up later." It is actually a repulsive sphere," the manager stated. "You must see the sphere when he reaches the foot, the flight of the ball. I don't get it. I don't recognize. That is actually two times this year. I possess a great deal of appreciation for the peacemakers. They work doggedly. But there are four on the market. You have to have the capacity to see it. They skipped that phone call." It was actually Altuve's third job ejection, including normal time and also playoffs, as well as 2nd this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automatic jogger instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also racked up on Kyle Tucker's singular to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reducer Hector Neris filled the manners with two outs in all-time low of the 10th before obtaining Manny Machado to ground right into a force play on an outstanding backhanded drop in Kessinger, that turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's first video game along with the Astros since July 13." Straight prior to he attacked it, I was actually thinking he's heading to strike a ball up the middle and also it is actually mosting likely to reach off the mound, and that is actually precisely what took place. Yet go record it. That is actually the job," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to obtain in to the video game after Altuve was flipped." It's a repulsive ball. You need to envision the sphere once he reaches the feet, the tour of the ball. I do not obtain it. I do not know. That is actually twice this year. I possess a considerable amount of appreciation for the umpires. They work doggedly. But there are actually four around. You have to have the capacity to see it. They missed out on that call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to disengage his footwear, I started to grab my handwear cover. I failed to recognize if I was actually the one that was actually mosting likely to be actually entering, yet I didn't know what he was actually doing, but I was actually simply preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres twice rallied to tie 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 numerous seconds, threw his baseball bat aside as well as gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- as well as at 3-3 in the eighth when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out crazy pitch.Hader happened on to boos and was called for a pitch clock violation. However after a long problem, it was announced there was actually no offense. Hader at that point threw an untamed sound that generated Tatis.Hader was actually with the Padres from the 2022 field deadline by means of in 2015 before leaving as a free agent. He pulled the displeasure of San Diego supporters when he said late final time he hesitated to acquire greater than 3 outs.The Padres stopped working to add to their wild-card top over Arizona as well as continued to be 3 1/2 activities responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research as well as The Associated Press helped in this record.