Yasiel Puig’s throw not enough to rescue Dodgers

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DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers lost this one in the late innings Friday, but they will at least have the memory of a Yasiel Puig throw to comfort them after a 7-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies.

The Dodgers’ right fielder nailed the Rockies’ Trevor Story at third base in the fifth inning with a throw nearly from the warning track that made it to third baseman Justin Turner on the fly. The throw was so perfectly placed that all Turner needed to do was catch the ball off the top of the dirt and hold his glove steady for Story to slide into the tag.

Trevor Story learned the hard way not to run on Yasiel Puig, who hit Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner on the fly from near the warning track in right field. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

It was shades of when Puig burst upon the scene in 2013, firing throws all over the field, sometimes with grand …

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