In 2009, Torre served as a coach on manager Charlie Manuel's staff in the All-Star Game. The Dodgers achieved the National League's best record (95–67), clinching the top seed. They faced Torre's old club, the St. Louis Cardinals, in the National League Division Series, sweeping them in three games. However, they went on to lose to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS in five games, ending their second consecutive season with a loss to the Phillies. (The Phillies, however, lost to his former team, the Yankees, in the 2009 World Series.)