"We're right on this one," he said.
Torre's contention wasn't that Sweeney didn't step into the batter's box -- Sweeney admitted that he did -- but that he was misinformed by the umpire. He said he hoped the game would be replayed starting with Kent's at-bat.
"If I can't believe the umpire, how do I go about my business here?" he said.
Kent struck out looking on three pitches and Berroa popped up to first to end the inning.
Torre admitted that his protest would likely fail, meaning the Dodgers' outfield situation remained his most pressing dilemma.
Only five days after saying Juan Pierre would get the majority of playing time in center field, Torre lined up an outfield consisting of Ramirez in left, Matt Kemp in center and Andre Ethier in right for the second consecutive day. He said he wanted to play Ethier because of the quality of his at-bats the previous night.
"I don't think you can ever figure it out," Torre said, adding that only Ramirez was assured a regular place in the lineup.
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