VERO BEACH, Fla. -- The exhibition season hasn't even started, and on Tuesday, the Dodgers were reminded they have too many outfielders.

"It's a nice problem to have," said manager Joe Torre, but his problem nonetheless.

In an intrasquad game, Matt Kemp homered. And Andre Ethier homered. And Jason Repko homered. And Juan Pierre had a single and leg-double.

Andruw Jones went 0-for-3 and lost a fly ball in the wind and sun, but he's a lineup lock. The rest are in a dogfight for playing time -- and that doesn't count hitting machine outfielder Delwyn Young, who is out of options and likely to make the club in a utility role, or left-handed pinch-hitter Mark Sweeney, who can play the outfield as well as first base.

"It will be difficult with everybody in the mix, the number of outfielders we have that are capable of playing at this level," said Torre.

Repko had a spectacular return after missing a year with a torn hamstring suffered last spring, but he's looking for scraps compared to Kemp, Pierre and Ethier. With his history of injury, Repko first needs to show he can stay healthy.

The early assumption is that Kemp, with his high ceiling, will be the Opening Day right fielder. Pierre would likely open the season in left field, having been dislodged from center by Jones. And Ethier would be the fourth outfielder, barring a trade.

Ethier dismissed the importance of making a quick impression on a new manager and staff. He wants to start, and he believes he has shown he's a Major Leaguer with two productive seasons (.295 career average, .821 OBS), but he also can count.

"I'm here playing," said Ethier, whose homer landed on the viewing deck by the executive office building. "I show up every day, do what they tell me to do to the best of my ability. I'm here to win and not concerned with any of that."

Kemp launched his homer to right-center, continuing to show the opposite-field power he's been refining the past two weeks.

"I'm staying inside those pitches. In the past, that's where the pitches have gotten me," said Kemp. "I'm working on it every day early and it's good to see it's helping me in the games."

Pierre made a difficult catch off Repko's bat in the first inning and played his speed game leading off. He said he's adapting to left field, but he hasn't played anywhere other than center since the Minor Leagues.

"Without a doubt, it's new to me," he said. "In center field, I know everything. This is different. The balls come at you differently. I just put in extra time."

Torre said he's been impressed with Pierre's approach to learning the nuances of left field.

"Juan Pierre is a player," said Torre. "You watch him shag during batting practice, he plays it like a game."

Repko was playing in his first game situation since last March, when he blew out his left hamstring only innings after colliding with shortstop Rafael Furcal, who suffered a sprained left ankle and was never healthy the rest of the year.

Furcal admitted to glancing over his shoulder between pitches to make sure he knew where Repko was, but Repko said he was able to block out what happened in that game except for a few anxious pregame moments.

"I said to Andy LaRoche that I was kind of nervous because I hadn't played since the day I got hurt," said Repko, who became a father for the first time last week. "But after my first at-bat, I was back. That's in the past and out of my mind. I'm 100 percent now."

While Repko's outfield mates are jockeying for starting positions, Repko has a more basic goal after missing most of the last two seasons with the hamstring issues and a bad left ankle sprain. He won't be surprised if he starts the season at Triple-A Las Vegas and would understand if it happens.

"I just want to stay healthy," he said. "I told my wife that I don't care where I go to play. If I can stay healthy all year, I'll have a smile on my face. I'm so happy that I'm healthy."