.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Seconds after Jose Altuve was expelled for taking off his left cleat as well as sock trying to confirm a factor, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and then brought in a remarkable play at second base to seal off the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 succeed against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to third for the final away from the ninth however asserted he had actually fouled the ball off his feet. In a crazy setting, he removed his cleat and sock, attempting to reveal the umpires where the round hit, which got him expelled by layer moderator Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was thrown after remaining to argue." Often you acquire hit someplace in the hand and you take your batting handwear cover [off] to show you obtained reached. I was anticipating to accomplish the exact same factor," Altuve claimed." It was looking at my scalp that it can't occur," he included. "It is actually the nine inning, succeeding operated on keystone, I'm battling against a good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the nearer, so I am actually definitely trying to obtain a smash hit as well as steer the run in as well as gain the game. I receive a foul round due to the fact that it struck my feet and also they simply took it off of me. I don't presume that may take place. There are four people on the area as well as you can view the turnabout on the round. Merely produce the ideal call." Jose Altuve, who bared out to third for the Astros' ultimate out of the 9th inning, suggest his exposed foot to focus on where he had actually polluted the sphere off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up afterward." It is actually a filthy round," the supervisor pointed out. "You must find the round the moment he reaches the feet, the trip of the ball. I don't obtain it. I do not know. That is actually two times this year. I possess a great deal of respect for the umpires. They work hard. Yet there are actually 4 available. You have to have the ability to see it. They overlooked that call." It was Altuve's 3rd job ejection, consisting of regular time and also playoffs, and second this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His first profession ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came 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 single to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris filled the manners with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th before obtaining Manny Machado to ground right into a pressure use an outstanding backhanded visit Kessinger, that flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's initial game along with the Astros because July thirteen." Right before he attacked it, I was actually assuming he's mosting likely to strike a ball up the center and it is actually going to reach off the mound, which is actually exactly what occurred. However go capture it. That's the project," Kessinger said.He thought he was actually going to receive into the game after Altuve was chucked." It is actually a nasty sphere. You must watch the round when he hits the foot, the flight of the round. I don't get it. I don't know. That is actually twice this year. I have a lot of regard for the moderators. They work doggedly. Yet there are actually 4 available. You must have the capacity to find it. They missed out on that telephone call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he began to untie his shoe, I started to grab my glove. I didn't know if I was actually the one that was mosting likely to be actually entering, but I didn't understand what he was carrying out, however I was only preparing," Kessinger said.The Padres two times moved to tie ball game, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for many few seconds, threw his baseball bat aside and also gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- as well as 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 actually asked for a sound clock violation. But after a lengthy problem, it was actually declared there was actually no violation. Hader then threw a wild sound that brought in Tatis.Hader was with the Padres from the 2022 trade due date with in 2014 prior to leaving as a free agent. He drew the displeasure of San Diego followers when he stated late final period he hesitated to get much more than 3 outs.The Padres stopped working to add to their wild-card lead over Arizona and also continued to be 3 1/2 games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Investigation as well as The Associated Press helped in this report.