Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig remains in limbo as trade deadline nears

LOS ANGELES >> With less than 72 hours left before the non-waiver trade deadline, the Dodgers' pursuit of an "elite-level" acquisition appeared to intensity Friday with Yasiel Puig both in limbo and in play.Puig was not in the Dodgers' starting lineup for the seventh consecutive game (and ninth day) Friday despite Dodgers manager Dave Roberts saying as recently as Sunday that Puig told him his injured hamstring was 85 percent.