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Machado, Puig embrace their villain roles all the way to World Series

MILWAUKEE -- It was the top of the sixth inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers had two on with two out while still only leading by a run, their World Series hopes still very much teetering in the balance. And Miller Park began to shake. Yasiel Puig, Brewers fans' second-favorite villain, walked to the batter's box, and in that moment, David Freese thought about how he wouldn't want it to be anybody else.