Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin has dropped the appeal of his eight-game suspension and will begin serving the sentence on Sunday. This according to staff writer Scott Bair of the North County Times.
Quentin charged at Dodgers starter Zack Greinke and broke the right-hander?s left collarbone on Thursday after getting hit by a pitch. That set off a benches-clearing brawl that resulted in Dodgers utilityman Jerry Hairston Jr.?receiving a one-game suspension of his own. Hairston appealed that but hasn?t heard back from the?commissioner?s?office.
Quentin was hoping to have his sentence reduced a few games, but he wasn?t going to be very active in the Padres? upcoming series with the Dodgers ? to avoid?added drama ? so he decided to go ahead and get the eight-game suspension started. That should be a heated three-game set even without Quentin around.
Greinke underwent surgery for his fractured clavicle on Sunday and will miss the next eight weeks. Quentin, 30, was batting .174/.310/.304 with no homers and four strikeouts through 29 plate appearances.
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