.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was expelled for taking off his left cleat and belt making an effort to verify a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, racked up the okay run in the 10th inning and afterwards created a sensational play at second base to seal the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 gain versus the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve based out to 3rd for the ultimate away from the nine but urged he had befouled the round off his foot. In an insane scene, he removed his cleat as well as belt, trying to reveal the umpires where the sphere hit, which received him ejected through plate peacemaker Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was thrown after continuing to argue." At times you obtain struck someplace in the hand and you take your hitting handwear cover [off] to reveal you obtained reached. I was actually counting on to accomplish the same factor," Altuve stated." It was going through my scalp that it can not happen," he incorporated. "It is actually the ninth inning, winning worked on second base, I'm combating against a great pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the nearer, so I'm obviously making an effort to receive a favorite and drive the run in and gain the activity. I receive a foul round since it attacked my feet as well as they merely took it out of me. I don't believe that can occur. There are four people on the industry and you can easily observe the switch on the round. Just create the right call." Jose Altuve, who bared out to 3rd for the Astros' ultimate out of the ninth inning, points to his exposed foot to focus on where he had actually polluted the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up later." It's a nasty round," the manager claimed. "You have to find the round as soon as he strikes the foot, the tour of the sphere. I do not get it. I do not understand. That is actually two times this year. I possess a great deal of respect for the umpires. They strive. But there are actually 4 available. You have to be able to view it. They missed that call." It was Altuve's 3rd job ejection, including normal season and also playoffs, as well as 2nd this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated jogger instead of Altuve, advanced on Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as racked up on Kyle Tucker's singular to ended Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris filled the bases with two outs in all-time low of the 10th before receiving Manny Machado to ground into a force use an outstanding backhanded stop by Kessinger, who flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's first activity with the Astros given that July thirteen." Straight just before he attacked it, I was believing he's visiting attack a reception up the center as well as it is actually mosting likely to attack off the mound, and also is actually exactly what occurred. But go catch it. That is actually the task," Kessinger said.He figured he was actually going to receive right into the video game after Altuve was actually tossed." It is actually a nasty round. You must watch the ball when he hits the feet, the trip of the ball. I do not get it. I don't understand. That's two times this year. I have a considerable amount of respect for the umpires. They strive. However there are four around. You have to be able to see it. They missed out on that phone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to untie his shoe, I started to snatch my glove. I failed to recognize if I was the one that was actually mosting likely to be actually using, however I didn't recognize what he was actually performing, yet I was just preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres two times moved to connect the score, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer with one out in the 6th-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for many few seconds, flipped his baseball bat apart and also gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he started 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 actually required a pitch time clock violation. But after a lengthy hold-up, it was declared there was actually no offense. Hader at that point threw a wild sound that produced Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 profession deadline by means of in 2014 before leaving as a free agent. He attracted the annoyance of San Diego followers when he pointed out late final period he hesitated to receive more than three outs.The Padres neglected to contribute to their wild-card lead over Arizona and stayed 3 1/2 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research as well as The Associated Push resulted in this report.