“When he’s swinging at strikes and taking balls, when he’s focused like that, he’s a very dangerous hitter,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. He’s really come a long way, and it’s a credit to him.”Puig’s homers gave the Dodgers an four-run lead through four innings. The Dodgers blew the game open during a four-run seventh that featured five walks and Corey Seager’s bloop, two-run double. “Puig hitting like that, waffling balls all over, stealing bases … that’s the Puig that we need and the Puig everyone hated facing years ago,” McCarthy said. “It’s nice to go out and not have things go haywire and have some mess on your hands,” McCarthy said.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2017 22:41 UTC