They didn’t find anything they knew wasn’t in there during today’s 20-minute surgical procedure, and he’ll be able to start rehab immediately. Meanwhile, they continued to listen to music in the clubhouse pregame — LOUD music. Anyway, Stan Conte said that there is a precedent for players undergoing Kent’s surgery and coming back in two to three weeks, but no one is guaranteeing anything. … Takashi Saito threw two-seam fastballs off a mound and will incorporate curveballs when he goes off a mound again on Thursday. If that goes, well, he’ll throw a simulated game on Saturday, then another simulated game next week, then be activated. Torre said that when Saito is activated, he likely will make one appearance in an innocuous situation just to get used to competition again. But Torre seemed to say that after that, he would be perfectly comfortable with Saito closing again.

Here’s the lineup. Kemp is out because Torre said he looks overanxious. He is 1 for 11 since his HR on Saturday at AZ. Berroa starting in place of Nomar for the sixth time in the past nine games. Torre basically acknowledged, without saying it in so many words, that Angel will play until he cools off.

Pierre. CF
Ethier. RF
Ramirez. LF
Loney. 1B
Martin. C
Blake. 3B
DeWitt. 2B
Berroa. SS
Kershaw. LHP