LOS ANGELES _ Los Angeles Dodger Yasiel Puig lost his appeal of a two-game suspension he received for striking San Francisco catcher Nick Hundley during an on-field skirmish Aug. 14. Puig agreed to serve his suspension for the team's final two games of this series against the New York Mets.
Puig underwent his hearing last week while the team was in Texas.
A ruling did not arrive until Tuesday, when the rosters had already expanded during the final month of the season.
"Obviously we're better with Yasiel active," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
"But if you're looking at September, expanded rosters, before the Colorado series, I think that I guess if we had our druthers, it worked out in our favors."
The Dodgers can afford to be without Puig for a couple days. He was unlikely to start against Mets left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas on Tuesday.
Since returning from the disabled list July 28, Puig has hit .242 with four home runs and a .718 on-base plus slugging percentage in 28 games.
