Juan Pierre batted in the ninth slot on Wednesday night, allowing pitcher Eric Stults to bat eighth.
"I've been threatening it, right?" Manager Joe Torre said. "It's just seemed like a situation, with a player like Juan, he'd be freer to steal and stuff with [Rafael] Furcal hitting behind him instead of the pitcher. To me, it makes sense with a guy with speed. I just don't want to take away some of his tools from him."
Torre said he considered batting Pierre eighth when he started Sunday in Colorado.
Dodgers Bat Pierre 9th, Pitcher 8th