Puig working on swing while sidelined

CHICAGO — Yasiel Puig’s name wasn’t in the starting lineup prior to the Dodgers’ series finale against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday, which brought a new round of questions prior to the game about the outfielder’s tight left hamstring.

It was the third straight game Puig didn’t start because of the tightness, which first cropped up before Tuesday’s 5-0 win over the Cubs, for which Puig was a late scratch. Manager Dave Roberts said Puig remains day to day, and a stint on the disabled list isn’t being considered yet.

“With Yasiel and the hamstring issues that he’s had in the past, where he’s at and where we’re at in the season, it just doesn’t make sense to push him,” Roberts said. “I know that he would be open to trying to give it a go, but I think, for me, sometimes you’ve got to take it out of the player’s hands and [do] what’s best for him and the organization.”

Puig made an appearance as a pinch-hitter in the Dodgers’ 2-1 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday night, lining out sharply to center field, and he was available to pinch-hit again on Thursday.

“I don’t think it affects his swing,” Roberts said. “That’s why we had him hit …

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