.Sep 18, 2024, 02:31 AM ETSAN DIEGO-- Minutes after Jose Altuve was actually expelled for taking off his left cleat and sock attempting to show an aspect, his substitute, Grae Kessinger, racked up the consent run in the 10th inning and after that brought in a melodramatic dip into keystone to secure the Houston Astros' crazy 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.Altuve grounded bent on 3rd for the ultimate away from the nine however urged he had actually polluted the round off his feet. In a ridiculous scene, he took off his cleat and also sock, attempting to show the peacemakers where the round hit, which got him expelled by plate moderator Brennan Miller. Manager Joe Espada was actually tossed after continuing to argue." At times you receive reached somewhere in the hand and you take your batting handwear cover [off] to reveal you obtained attacked. I was actually expecting to carry out the exact same point," Altuve claimed." It was actually experiencing my scalp that it can't happen," he included. "It's the ninth inning, winning run on second base, I am actually combating against an excellent pitcher, [Robert] Suarez, the better, so I'm clearly attempting to receive a favorite as well as steer the run in and gain the game. I obtain a foul sphere given that it hit my foot and they merely took it out of me. I don't believe that can easily occur. There are 4 fellas on the area as well as you can easily observe the switch on the sphere. Merely make the ideal call." Jose Altuve, that grounded bent on third for the Astros' ultimate out of the ninth inning, indicate his bare foot to stress where he had actually polluted the round off. Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesEspada was still ended up subsequently." It's a repulsive sphere," the manager said. "You have to view the sphere the moment he attacks the foot, the tour of the ball. I don't get it. I don't know. That's two times this year. I possess a lot of respect for the umpires. They work hard. Yet there are actually 4 out there. You need to have the ability to view it. They missed that phone call." It was actually Altuve's third career ejection, featuring normal period and also playoffs, and also second this period (June 30 vs. Mets). His very first occupation ejection was Aug. 6, 2016, which came versus the Rangers.Kessinger started the 10th as the automated distance runner in place of Altuve, bore down Yordan Alvarez's groundout and also scored on Kyle Tucker's singular to left off Adrian Morejon (2-2). Astros reliever Hector Neris loaded the manners with two outs in all-time low of the 10th before receiving Manny Machado to ground in to a force play on a great backhanded come by Kessinger, who turned the reception to shortstop Jeremy Pena to end it.It was actually Kessinger's initial game with the Astros because July 13." Right just before he attacked it, I was believing he's mosting likely to hit a ball up the middle as well as it's mosting likely to hit off the pile, which's exactly what happened. Yet go catch it. That's the project," Kessinger said.He figured he was going to acquire into the activity after Altuve was thrown." It's a repulsive sphere. You must envision the ball when he hits the feet, the air travel of the ball. I do not acquire it. I don't know. That's twice this year. I have a ton of appreciation for the moderators. They work doggedly. But there are 4 on the market. You need to have the capacity to find it. They skipped that telephone call.".Astros manager Joe Espada." As he began to undo his footwear, I began to snatch my glove. I really did not know if I was actually the one that was actually going to be entering, but I didn't know what he was carrying out, yet I was only getting ready," Kessinger said.The Padres twice moved to tie ball game, initially at 2-2 on Machado's 27th homer along with one out in the sixth-- Machado admired his 405-foot homer for many few seconds, flipped his baseball bat aside as well as 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 wild pitch.Hader happened on to boos and also was actually asked for a sound clock violation. But after a prolonged problem, it was declared there was no offense. Hader after that threw a wild pitch that generated Tatis.Hader was actually along with the Padres coming from the 2022 field deadline with in 2014 prior to leaving behind as a freelance. He drew the fury of San Diego enthusiasts when he mentioned behind time last time he was reluctant to get more than three outs.The Padres failed to include in their wild-card lead over Arizona and also remained 3 1/2 video games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.ESPN Analysis and also The Associated Push added to this document.