LOS ANGELES–The only thing worse than a brazen enemy is a successful one, and Sunday night, Dodgers’ right fielder Yasiel Puig was both.
The animated, adrenalized adversary didn’t record a hit during the first three games of the season-opening series, but tortured San Francisco throughout a 9-0 Giants’ loss that forced a series split.
After the Giants took the first two games of the weekend with narrow 1-0 victories, its pitching staff failed to remain perfect on Saturday and Sunday, a sin that by no means should guarantee a losing effort.
Except in both cases, it was a sin the Giants’ offense couldn’t forgive no matter how hard it tried.