Red Wings’ Perron appealing 6-game suspension
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPN
Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron is appealing his six-game suspension, the NHL Players Association announced on Tuesday night.
Perron was suspended by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday for delivering a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub in a game played Saturday.
Since the suspension was six or more games, Perron will first appeal to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and then, if necessary, appeal again to a neutral arbitrator. The veteran has seven goals and six assists for the Red Wings in 26 games this season.
Perron’s cross-check to Zub was made in retaliation after Detroit captain Dylan Larkin was left motionless on the ice due to a pair of hits by Senators players Mathieu Joseph and Parker Kelly, who received minor penalties for roughing. Perron was given a match penalty at 13:50 of the first period. He was offered an in-person hearing by the player safety department on Monday and opted to hold it over Zoom instead.
The NHL ruled that Perron’s cross-check wasn’t “a hockey play” but rather an “intentional strike with the stick made with the purpose of exacting retribution on an opponent.” Perron took several strides toward Zub before delivering the cross-check.
Zub remained in the game and ended up playing 22:31 for Ottawa.
Larkin was placed on injured reserve on Monday with “no timetable” for his return, according to Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde. Larkin was tied for the team lead in points at the time of his injury.
Perron’s agent Allan Walsh called the suspension “a farce” and the Department of Player Safety a “Kangaroo Court.” He cited Perron’s 1,081 career NHL games without a previous suspension and the fact that Zub remained in the game as counter-arguments to the suspension.
Lalonde said someone pointed out to him a two-game suspension Toronto’s Auston Matthews received for a high, forceful cross-check in a game against Buffalo two seasons ago. That was the first career fine or suspension for Matthews.
“Pretty similar for four games’ difference in those two (suspensions),” Lalonde said. “David’s had a clean sheet for 1,100 games. … I know he was pretty disappointed, but you’ve got to trust the process and we’ll see where it goes.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Alden Gonzalez
The San Francisco Giants, suddenly back in the playoff race with two weeks remaining in the regular season, called up their top prospect Bryce Eldridge, the team announced Monday.
Eldridge, a 20-year-old first baseman who was No. 29 in the latest prospect rankings by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, will seemingly fill the role vacated by fellow left-handed hitter Dominic Smith, who went on the injured list because of a hamstring strain over the weekend.
The 16th pick out of high school in 2023, Eldridge surged in Double-A at the start of the season and was slashing .249/.322/.514 with 18 homers, 88 strikeouts and 28 walks for the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate. His strikeout rate remained high of late, but his production improved over these past 17 games, during which he boasted a .294 batting average with 10 extra-base hits.
The Giants were using Rafael Devers at first base and designated hitter, with Smith and the right-handed-hitting Wilmer Flores essentially platooning at the other spot. Eldridge will be playoff eligible.
After acquiring Devers in the middle of June, the Giants went 13-22 heading into the trade deadline at the end of July, prompting the front office to deal veteran players. As of Aug. 22, the Giants were seven games below .500 and 7½ games out of the final National League wild-card spot, but they have since won 14 of 20 games and trail the slumping New York Mets by only 1½ games with 13 remaining.
PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Michael Soroka from the 15-day injured list before Monday night’s game against Pittsburgh.
Soroka will be used as a reliever. The Cubs acquired Soroka from Washington at the trade deadline and planned to use him as a starter.
However, Soroka pitched just two innings in his Cubs debut against Cincinnati on Aug. 4 and left because of a right shoulder strain. Soroka made a rehab appearance with Triple-A Iowa and allowed one run in 2⅓ innings.
Soroka is 3-8 this season with a 4.86 ERA in 17 starts.
Right-hander Ben Brown was optioned to Iowa in a corresponding move. He is 5-8 with a 5.92 ERA in 25 games, including 15 starts.
Cubs closer Daniel Palencia threw off the mound for the first time since going on the IL on Sept. 8 because of a right shoulder strain. He has converted 22 of 25 save opportunities and has a 3.00 ERA in 52 games.
Designated hitter Seiya Suzuki was not in the lineup Monday because of bronchitis.
The Cubs hold the first wild-card position in the National League.
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