Juan Pierre has been tremendous with Manny Ramirez suspended, but he'll soon return to the bench. Dodgers manager Joe Torre said on Tuesday that Pierre will immediately return to the bench when Ramirez returns from his 50-game suspension in early July. "Yeah, I really didn't consider any other option," Torre said. Pierre is batting .362 with 10 doubles, 18 RBIs, 23 runs, 12 walks and 12 steals in Ramirez's absence. "You know, Manny is a pretty special talent and he really does some things for our lineup," Torre said. "Without Juan doing what he was doing, there is no question we wouldn't be sitting where we are now."