Grae Kessinger was cast into the fire of an extra-inning game following an ejection but made his short time of play the most important of the night.

Grae Kessinger sat for eight and a half innings Tuesday night. He then entered to play a central role in the Houston Astros' wild 10-inning win over the Padres.

Moments after Jose Altuve was ejected for taking off his left cleat and sock trying to prove a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and then made a sensational play at second base to seal the Houston Astros’ wild 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Astros superstar second baseman José Altuve was ejected in the ninth inning during a tie game after a ground out to third base which he argued hit off his foot before trickling i