Yasiel Puig cupped his hand over his face. He hunched at the waist in right field as the Cubs prepared to capitalize on his blunder. A day after his nude photo spread incited giggles inside the Dodgers clubhouse, Puig looked like he only wanted to disappear.
Puig lived a nightmare in a 9-4 loss. His carelessness on the bases smothered a second-inning rally. When he dropped a flyball in the sixth, he opened the door for a six-run Cubs rally against Dodgers relievers Yimi Garcia and Edward Paredes. As Cubs infielder Javier Baez launched a crushing grand slam, Puig stood with his arms crossed, unable to un-do his mistake.