Yasiel Puig Returns From DL Just In Time

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Updated: June 7, 2015

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After some injury issues, Yasiel Puig finally returned to the lineup for the Dodgers last night. Puig connected with Kershaw and they were able to put together some Blue magic once again.

Puig was responsible for the game changing hit that won the Dodgers the game 2-0 against the St. Louis Cardinals. This cam after two not-so-pretty at-bats which ended in strikeouts on seven combined pitches.

Bleacher Report puts it best, “It was a bullet of a double, lined into the right-center gap. He would later score on an infield single by Justin Turner, motoring around third to prove that the hamstring strain that put him on the disabled list for 39 games is no longer lingering.”

The whole team was happy to see him back in the lineup. Catcher A.J. Ellis was quoted saying, “He’s such a talent in the middle of our lineup. It’s great to see him back there again.”

Anthony Witrado of Bleacher Report.com caught Clayton Kershaw saying the following about the return,

“He had the big hit for us. That was huge,” Kershaw said. “He’s a power bat in the middle of our lineup. He swings right-handed, he’s protection for Adrian [Gonzalez], and it’s just nice to have him back.”

And Don Mattingly,

“We haven’t had our lineup,” manager Don Mattingly said. “We’ve had Yasiel for 11 games [this season], we’ve had Carl for [15] games. We haven’t been able to mix and match the way we’ve wanted.

We talked about over the past 10 days we really felt we missed [Puig] in the lineup,” Mattingly said. “You can survive two weeks, three weeks. But when you start getting into long term, it’s really when you end up in trouble when you don’t have your guys. It starts to show over the long haul.”

Rejoice Dodger fans! He’s back!

The Dodgers will play the St. Louis Cardinals again tonight at 5:08 p.m. PST. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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