Jose Peraza edges ahead of Yasiel Puig in hamstring rehab.

SAN FRANCISCO — Yasiel Puig‘s rehab from a strained right hamstring remains stalled in Arizona, while Jose Peraza is farther along in his recovery from a left hamstring strain. Only seven games remain in the regular season and the Dodgers haven’t ruled out either player from joining the team for a potential first-round series against the New York Mets.

Puig, however, seems more likely to be sidelined until the National League Championship Series at the earliest.

“They’re still talking about him running at 80 percent,” Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. “It doesn’t sound like within the next seven days … he will be here playing games. I know he’s taken live BP, working on outfield play, doing all the rehab-type stuff.”

The first game of the National League Division Series is a week from Friday. Puig hasn’t played since Aug. 27.

“It’s hard to talk too much (about when Puig would return) because he’s just not ready to play yet,” Mattingly said. “Once he gets ready to play, then we can see where he’s at. He will have a lot of at-bats under his belt. The one thing we’ve been able to do is live BP with guys that are actually getting game situations, not knowing what’s coming, game timing-type of stuff without actually playing in a game.

“Getting that leg ready seems to be the hardest part.”

Peraza, who will miss his 13th straight game tonight, is running “around 90 percent,” Mattingly said. Like Puig, he has no target date for a return, but at least seems like more of a possibility to appear in the NLDS.

“I don’t know how close he is, but he’s running pretty good,” Mattingly said.

The two players are working in the Dodgers’ fall instructional league camp in Glendale, Arizona.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.