.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was discharged for removing his remaining cleat and also belt making an effort to verify an aspect, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the permission jog in the 10th inning and after that made a sensational dip into keystone to seal the Houston Astros' wild 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded out to third for the ultimate out of the 9th yet insisted he had actually polluted the sphere off his foot. In an outrageous scene, he took off his cleat and also sock, trying to show the peacemakers where the round smash hit, which received him ejected by layer moderator Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was actually shaken after continuing to contend." Occasionally you acquire hit somewhere in the hand and also you take your batting handwear cover [off] to reveal you obtained reached. I was actually counting on to do the exact same trait," Altuve mentioned." It was actually undergoing my scalp that it can not occur," he added. "It's the ninth inning, succeeding operated on second base, I am actually battling against an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the closer, so I'm certainly making an effort to acquire a favorite and drive the trip in and also succeed the game. I receive a foul sphere given that it attacked my foot as well as they simply took it off of me. I don't believe that may happen. There are 4 fellas on the field and also you can see the change of direction on the round. Just create the ideal phone call." Jose Altuve, who bared bent on third for the Astros' ultimate out of the 9th inning, indicate his naked foot to emphasize where he had actually befouled the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was actually still wound up afterward." It is actually a repulsive round," the supervisor stated. "You need to observe the round the moment he hits the feet, the flight of the ball. I don't receive it. I don't recognize. That's two times this year. I have a bunch of respect for the moderators. They work hard. However there are 4 available. You have to have the capacity to see it. They missed that phone call." It was actually Altuve's 3rd occupation ejection, including routine time and playoffs, and also 2nd this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His 1st occupation ejection was actually Aug. 6, 2016, which came against the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automatic distance runner instead of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout as well as scored on Kyle Tucker's solitary to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reducer Hector Neris loaded the manners along with pair of outs in the bottom of the 10th just before acquiring Manny Machado to ground into a force play on a fantastic backhanded drop in Kessinger, that flipped the ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was Kessinger's very first game along with the Astros because July 13." Straight just before he hit it, I was actually presuming he is actually heading to attack a reception up the middle and also it's heading to reach off the mound, and also's precisely what took place. But go catch it. That is actually the work," Kessinger said.He thought he was going to obtain into the video game after Altuve was flipped." It is actually a foul ball. You need to watch the sphere when he hits the feet, the air travel of the ball. I don't get it. I do not know. That's two times this year. I have a considerable amount of appreciation for the peacemakers. They strive. Yet there are actually four out there. You must be able to view it. They missed that phone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he started to untie his footwear, I started to nab my glove. I really did not know if I was the one that was visiting be actually entering, however I didn't understand what he was actually carrying out, but I was actually simply preparing yourself," Kessinger said.The Padres two times rallied to tie ball game, first at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the sixth-- Machado appreciated his 405-foot homer for a number of seconds, chucked his baseball bat apart and also gestured towards the Padres' dugout as he began his trot-- and also at 3-3 in the 8th when Fernando Tatis Jr. racked up on Josh Hader's two-out wild pitch.Hader came on to boos and was actually required a pitch clock offense. But after a lengthy hold-up, it was actually revealed there was actually no transgression. Hader at that point tossed a wild sound that produced Tatis.Hader was along with the Padres from the 2022 profession deadline via in 2013 prior to leaving as a free agent. He attracted the annoyance of San Diego followers when he pointed out behind time last period he was reluctant to get greater than 3 outs.The Padres failed to include in their wild-card top over Arizona and also remained 3 1/2 games responsible for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Analysis as well as The Associated Push helped in this document.