Andres Torres was held out of Tuesday's lineup due to ongoing soreness in his abdominal region.

Torres also sat out of Monday's game. The Giants are considering the abdominal injury to be minor and expect the 33-year-old outfielder to begin showing up in exhibition game lineups later this week.

Andres Torres was scratched from Monday's lineup with some mild soreness in his side.

It sounds like something he'd play with if it were the regular season. He's expected back in the lineup on Tuesday. Darren Ford is playing center field today.

Giants and OF Andres Torres avoided arbitration Saturday by agreeing to a one-year contract.

Financial terms aren't available at this time, but it was reported Friday night that the deal was expected to be for around $2.1 million. Torres batted .268/.343/.479 with 16 home runs, 63 RBI and 26 steals over 507 at-bats for the Giants in 2010 in what was an out-of-nowhere breakout season. He'll turn 33 next week.

CSN Bay Area's Mychael Urban reports that the Giants and Andres Torres are expected to finalize a deal Saturday to avoid arbitration.

He's expected to get around $2.1 million, which is the midpoint of the arbitration figures he and the team submitted. Torres, who turns 33 next week, batted .268/.343/.479 with 16 home runs, 63 RBI and 26 steals over 507 at-bats for the Giants this past season.

According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News, the Giants are close to an agreement with Andres Torres.

Torres requested $2.6 million and was offered $1.6 million when arbitration figures were exchanged Tuesday. They should be able to settle somewhere around the midpoint of $2.1 million. Torres, who turns 33 in January, batted .268/.343/.479 with 16 home runs, 63 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 33 attempts for the World Champion Giants last season while playing excellent defense.

Andres Torres requested $2.6 million and was offered $1.6 million from the Giants when arbitration figures were exchanged Tuesday.

Torres made $426,000 in 2010 while experiencing a surprise breakout season, as he put together a .268/.343/.479 batting line with 16 home runs and 26 steals over 507 at-bats. He'll turn 33 later this month.

Andres Torres (hip, groin) is in the Giants' lineup for Game 1 of the World Series against the Rangers on Wednesday night.

Torres suffered an injury to his left hip/groin while diving into the first base bag on Saturday night, but has had plenty of time to rest up. He'll lead off and play center field. Juan Uribe starts at third base over Pablo Sandoval against the left-hander Cliff Lee. Edgar Renteria is in at shortstop.

Andres Torres (hip, groin) said he feels fine and is good to go for Game 1 of the World Series against the Rangers on Wednesday.

Torres injured his left hip and groin area sliding headfirst into the first base bag during Game 6 against the Phillies on Saturday night. He wasn't all that productive against left-handers during the regular season, but having his speed and defense in the lineup should help the Giants' chances.

The Giants expect Andres Torres (hip, groin) to be ready for the World Series.

Torres injured his left hip and upper groin area when he dove headfirst into the first base bag in the ninth inning of Saturday's Game 6 win over the Phillies. He was replaced by Aaron Rowand in center field for the bottom of the ninth, but a team source tells Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.com that Torres is "looking good."

Andres Torres (hip and groin) hopes to play Wednesday in Game One of the World Series against the Rangers.

He suffered the injuries sliding headfirst into first base on a bunt single in the ninth inning of Saturday night's NLCS Game Six victory over the Phillies. Torres remained in the game to run but was replaced by Aaron Rowand in center field in the bottom of the ninth inning. Torres was 6-for-10 with two walks over the last three games of the NLCS after a disappointing start to his postseason.

The Giants will have Andres Torres and Edgar Renteria in the lineup for Saturday's Game 6, with Aaron Rowand and Pablo Sandoval landing on the bench.

The full lineup against Roy Oswalt: CF Torres, 2B Freddy Sanchez, 1B Aubrey Huff, C Buster Posey, LF Pat Burrell, RF Cody Ross, 3B Juan Uribe, SS Renteria and SP Jonathan Sanchez.

Andres Torres is expected to bat leadoff in Game 4 of the NLDS on Wednesday.

Aaron Rowand started in center field while Edgar Renteria batted leadoff in Game 3 against the left-hander Cole Hamels on Tuesday. Torres is just 3-for-26 (.115) so far during the postseason.

Andres Torres is expected to return to the Giants' lineup for Game 4 of the NLCS Wednesday against the Phillies.

Torres was left out of Tuesday's Game 3 lineup against Philadelphia lefty Cole Hamels in favor of Aaron Rowand, who has fared a little better against lefties in his career. Torres is batting just .120 this postseason.

Andres Torres is not in the Giants' lineup for Game 3 of the NLCS.

Torres has produced only three hits in 25 at-bats this postseason for a .120/.154/.120 slash line. Aaron Rowand had a disappointing 2010 regular season, but he is playing center field Tuesday against Phillies lefty Cole Hamels. The 33-year-old Rowand has a .797 career OPS against southpaws.

Andres Torres struck out all four times he was up Sunday, leaving him 3-for-25 with 12 strikeouts in the postseason.

He's also been thrown out stealing twice, and he's yet to score a run. Odds are that he'll sit against lefty Cole Hamels on Tuesday, and if Aaron Rowand has a strong game in his place, Torres mught not return to the lineup for Game 4.

Andres Torres was 1-for-5 with a triple and a run scored in his return to the lineup Tuesday night.

Torres was forced to leave Saturday's game early due to discomfort in his left side. He has said that he plans to start the rest of the games on the schedule, so there's no reason why he shouldn't be owned in most formats, especially if you are chasing after steals.

Andres Torres returned to action on Tuesday September 28.

Andres Torres, still recovering from an appendectomy, was pulled from Saturday's game due to discomfort on his left side.

Torres underwent the emergency procedure only 13 days ago and is not yet back to 100 percent. The Giants are going to play it safe with him.

Andres Torres (appendectomy) is back in the Giants' lineup Saturday.

Torres underwent an emergency appendectomy 13 days ago but made quick progress and cleared the necessary tests before Saturday's game. He is back in the leadoff spot and back to manning center field.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that Andres Torres (appendectomy) will be available off the bench for Friday's opener against the Rockies.

Great news. Torres was running the bases pretty hard this afternoon and planned to swing from the both sides of the plate during BP. Just the fact that he is available is pretty incredible.