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Puig gives Dodgers reason for optimism
- Updated: May 21, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers are ever hopeful that Yasiel Puig fulfills his offensive potential, so his productive game Friday night gave manager Dave Roberts an upbeat takeaway from a crushing walk-off loss to the Padres.
“I think his approach was better,” Roberts said, after Puig slugged a two-run homer, singled and scored twice.
“He’s been working on mechanics. To see him hit a baseball to right-center field like he did [for the home run] and a first-pitch curveball laced to left field, that was good to see. It seems like his pulse is better. He’s swinging at strikes and taking balls. When he’s in the strike zone he’ll be a lot more productive.”
Puig opened the season with a six-game hitting streak and a .455 average, which has …
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