Yasiel Puig cupped his hand over his face. He hunched at the waist in right field as the Chicago Cubs prepared to capitalize on his blunder. A day after his seminude photo spread incited giggles in the Dodgers clubhouse, Puig looked as if he only wanted to disappear.
Puig lived a nightmare in the Dodgers’ 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 rally against relievers Yimi Garcia and Edward Paredes. As infielder Javier Baez launched a crushing grand slam, Puig stood with his arms crossed, unable to un-do his mistake.