Puig’s incredible catch preserves perfection bid

MIAMI — Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, making his first start in left field in three years, pulled off a miraculous, lay-out catch in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 5-0 win over the Marlins to preserve Rich Hill’s bid for a perfect game.

Puig took off at contact, racing into the left-center gap and was all-out with a dive to glove Martin Prado’s bid for extra bases with two out in the bottom of the seventh.

“It was a great play,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “For Yasiel to go out there in left field, there might been a little of me that wouldn’t have been too upset if the ball dropped, if I speak honestly. It was tough, but it was a great play.”

Puig, generally a right fielder in his Dodgers career, was given the start in left field by Roberts, who started Josh Reddick in right field. Reddick was acquired at the non-waiver Trade Deadline, leading to Puig’s demotion to Triple-A.

“That’s just an incredible play,” said Marlins manager Don Mattingly. “Those are the kind of plays you see when you see a …

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