In an experiment to spark the cold bat of Yasiel Puig, Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts moved him into the leadoff spot for Sunday's series finale. The move looked counterintuitive, giving more at-bats to a player stuck in a rotten stretch of hitting, but Roberts felt it could convey a message.
"It was more of getting him in that mind-set of getting on base," Roberts said. "You look at the last [few weeks] where he's coming out of the strike zone, being extra-aggressive, swinging at balls out of the zone. Putting him in the leadoff spot might temper that a little bit.