Robert Suarez initially defended that whatever was on him was sunscreen during the San Diego Padres' matchup against the Miami Marlins. No one in the MLB was buying it but he had to defend himself to keep on playing. The league is notorious for striking down appeals regarding sticky substances but he tried anyway. Now, the appeal has a huge update that will surely sting Bob Melvin.

Robert Suarez has officially dropped his appeal on illegal substances during the Marlins game. Bob Melvin disclosed that the Padres pitcher will start his 10-game suspension immediately, per AJ Cassavell of the MLB.

This would mean that Suarez will not be available starting with San Diego's game against the San Francisco Giants. The suspension is likely going to end during their series versus the Houston Astros as well. Suarez's absence deals a huge blow to the Padres' MLB wildcard and World Series hopes.

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San Diego sits third in the AL West standings. They still have a chance to make it but they are seven wins behind the Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks. Currently, the team has a 46.3% win percentage but only scored three wins in their last 10 matches.

Robert Suarez's absence means that he has played less than 20 games in this season. He was notably out for a long period of time because of an elbow injury. This means that the Padres and Bob Melvin have not benefitted a lot from him given his lack of availability. Will the Padres still be able to push for a postseason berth?