Puig on playoff benching: 'It's about winning games'
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Slumping Yasiel Puig is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for Game 4 of their NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Puig struck out seven consecutive times before he tripled and scored the tying run in the Dodgers' 3-1 loss on Monday night, which gave St. Louis a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. He is batting .250 in the series, going 3 for 12, with eight strikeouts.
Andre Ethier was listed to play center field and bat sixth in place of Puig against right-hander Shelby Miller. Ethier was 1 for 2 in the series and 2 for 6 this season against Miller.
USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale believes the St. Louis Cardinals will take the NL Division Series. He also talks about what the loss will mean for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team with the highest payroll in Major League Baseball.
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