.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was discharged for removing his nigh side cleat and belt attempting to confirm a factor, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, scored the okay run in the 10th inning and afterwards made a melodramatic play at keystone to seal the Houston Astros' outrageous 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on 3rd for the ultimate out of the ninth but asserted he had actually polluted the sphere off his feet. In a ridiculous scene, he took off his cleat as well as belt, attempting to show the moderators where the ball smash hit, which obtained him discharged by plate peacemaker Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was tossed after continuing to contend." At times you acquire hit someplace in the palm and you take your batting glove [off] to show you obtained hit. I was expecting to perform the very same trait," Altuve stated." It was actually going through my head that it can not take place," he incorporated. "It's the ninth inning, succeeding operated on keystone, I'm combating versus a really good pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I'm certainly making an effort to acquire a hit as well as drive the run in as well as gain the video game. I acquire a foul round since it struck my foot as well as they merely took it far from me. I do not presume that can take place. There are actually 4 people on the area and you can easily observe the change of direction on the ball. Only create the appropriate telephone call." Jose Altuve, that bared bent on 3rd for the Astros' ultimate away from the nine inning, points to his exposed foot to focus on where he had polluted the ball off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still wound up later." It is actually a foul round," the manager pointed out. "You need to observe the round as soon as he attacks the feet, the flight of the ball. I do not receive it. I don't comprehend. That's twice this year. I have a great deal of appreciation for the moderators. They work doggedly. But there are four out there. You have to be able to find it. They overlooked that telephone call." It was actually Altuve's 3rd career ejection, consisting of regular time and playoffs, and also 2nd this time (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which happened against the Rangers.Kessinger began the 10th as the automated jogger instead of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout and racked up on Kyle Tucker's solitary to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros killer Hector Neris filled the bases along with two outs in all-time low of the 10th before obtaining Manny Machado to ground right into a force play on an excellent backhanded come by Kessinger, that turned the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to finish it.It was Kessinger's first video game along with the Astros due to the fact that July 13." Straight just before he hit it, I was believing he is actually heading to hit a reception up the mid as well as it is actually going to hit off the pile, which's precisely what occurred. Yet go capture it. That is actually the task," Kessinger said.He thought he was actually going to obtain right into the video game after Altuve was actually thrown." It is actually a nasty sphere. You need to watch the round as soon as he hits the foot, the flight of the sphere. I do not obtain it. I don't know. That is actually twice this year. I possess a ton of regard for the moderators. They work doggedly. Yet there are actually four available. You have to be able to see it. They overlooked that call.".Astros supervisor Joe Espada." As he started to untie his footwear, I began to nab my glove. I really did not recognize if I was actually the one that was actually heading to be using, yet I didn't recognize what he was actually carrying out, yet I was actually merely getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to tie the score, to begin with at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the 6th-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for numerous seconds, pitched his bat aside and gestured toward the Padres' dugout as he started 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 also was actually required a sound clock transgression. But after a lengthy delay, it was actually revealed there was no offense. Hader after that threw an untamed pitch that brought in Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 business due date through last year prior to leaving behind as a free agent. He pulled the fury of San Diego enthusiasts when he claimed behind time last time he hesitated to obtain greater than three outs.The Padres fell short to add to their wild-card top over Arizona and continued to be 3 1/2 activities behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Research and The Associated Push contributed to this report.