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Puig triples, then scores 1:47
10/6/14: Yasiel Puig leads off the inning with a triple, then Hanley Ramirez drives him in with a double three batters later
ST. LOUIS — Dodgers center fielder Yasiel Puig avoided tying a postseason record for consecutive strikeouts by hitting a triple to lead off the sixth inning off Cardinals right-hander John Lackey during Monday night’s Game 3 of their National League Division Series.
| Date | Time | Matchup | Network | |
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| Gm 1 | Oct. 3 | STL 10, LAD 9 |  |
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| Gm 2 | Oct. 4 | LAD 3, STL 2 | |
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| Gm 3 | Oct. 6 | STL 4, LAD 1 | |
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| Gm 4 | Oct. 7 | 5 p.m. ET | LAD vs. STL | FS1 |
| Gm 5* | Oct. 9 | 9 or 8:30 p.m. ET | STL vs. LAD | FS1 |
Puig had whiffed seven times in a row, a streak that began in the ninth inning of Friday night’s Game 1 at Dodger Stadium and lasted through the third inning of Game 3. The record was eight in a row, jointly held David Justice when he played for the Yankees in 2001, and Jerry Reuss when he pitched for the Dodgers in 1981.
Puig came around to score on a two-out double by Hanley Ramirez, tying he score at 1. Matt Carpenter had homered earlier in the game off Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu.
The triple was Puig’s third hit of the series. He has also now scored three times.
Puig struck out again in his next at-bat in the eighth inning.
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
