Jeff Kent said Saturday that his strained left hamstring was feeling better and that his return to the Dodgers' lineup could be imminent. "It made some good progress," Kent said. "I'm on the fence right now. It's pretty close." Kent was out of the lineup for the fifth consecutive game Saturday and Manager Grady Little cited the second baseman's absence as a reason for the club's recent offensive struggles. Kent had a team-high 13 hits in the 10 games before he was sidelined, even though he had played in only half of the games over that stretch. Kent hit a major league-best .447 in July and has reached base safely in his last 38 games, the longest streak in the majors this season. The Dodgers are 1-4 since Kent was injured in Colorado, and they scored a combined three runs in the first three of those losses.