Andres Torres (gluteus) is on the travel list for Saturday's game.

Torres was scratched from Thursday's lineup due to a tight right gluteus muscle, but it appears he's feeling much better. The 34-year-old batted just .221/.312/.330 with the Giants last season, but he'll get the first crack at the Mets' leadoff job this season.

Andres Torres was scratched from Thursday's lineup with a stiff right hip.

It's not considered a major issue and he should be back in the lineup within the next day or two. Kirk Nieuwenhuis will start in his place Thursday afternoon.

Andres Torres singled, walked and stole a base in Monday's loss to the Nationals.

Torres quickly stole second base after leading off the bottom of the first with a walk and came in to score the team's only run on an RBI single by Daniel Murphy. The 34-year-old batted just .221/.312/.330 with the Giants last season, but he'll get the first crack at the Mets' leadoff job.

According to CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman, a ''competing baseball executive'' grades Andres Torres as a fifth outfielder.

The Mets are looking for insurance behind Torres, who is coming off a season that saw him hit just .221/.312/.330 with four home runs and 19 RBI. Remaining free agent options currently include Rick Ankiel, Kosuke Fukudome, Raul Ibanez and Johnny Damon, all of whom have been linked to New York this offseason.

Mets and OF Andres Torres avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.7 million contract.

Torres had a disappointing 2011 campaign, batting just .221/.312/.330 with four homers and 19 RBI in 398 plate appearances. But he still managed to land a nice raise.

The Mets and OF Andres Torres avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.675 million contract.

Torres gets a nice little raise from the $2.2 million salary that he earned in 2011 while posting a weak .221/.312/.330 slash line. He also had four home runs, 19 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 398 plate appearances.

Andres Torres (right leg contusion) went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in his first game off the DL Sunday.

Torres' legs looked just fine as he singled and swiped a a key base in the bottom of the 10th inning. But with just three homers, a .228 average and 15 steals on the season, fantasy owners shouldn't be overly excited.

Giants activated OF Andres Torres from the 15-day disabled list.

Torres has been out since mid-August with a lower right leg contusion. He's back in the lineup in center field Sunday against the Astros. The 33-year-old is batting a disappointing .228/.314/.343 in 85 games this season.

Andres Torres (leg) is expected to be activated from the disabled list Sunday.

Torres has hit well on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Fresno, batting .275 with three homers and 10 RBI over nine games. More importantly, obviously, is that his leg is no longer an issue. He should get most of the time in center field going forward.

Andrew Torres (leg) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Thursday night at Triple-A Fresno.

Torres was placed on the disabled list August 13 with a contusion on his lower right leg. It was only a minor injury, and he should be ready as soon as he's eligible.

Giants placed OF Andres Torres on the 15-day disabled list with a lower right leg contusion.

So, it's not Carlos Beltran (wrist) going on the DL as had been speculated when reports of Brandon Belt's call-up surfaced. Torres was injured when he fouled a ball off his shin in Friday's game. Cody Ross and Aaron Rowand should get most of the time in center field while Torres is out.

Andres Torres is back in the leadoff spot and in center field Wednesday afternoon against the Diamondbacks.

The struggling Torres was benched for the previous two games in favor of Cody Ross. Nate Schierholtz is out of the lineup Wednesday, so Ross will simply slide over to left field.

Carlos Beltran is working with the struggling Andres Torres on his hitting.

"These last couple days, we've gone to the cage together to work on things," said Beltran, who has known Torres for 10 years dating back to the Puerto Rican winter league. "He's a great guy, man. Last year he did a great job. One of the keys will be getting him to think about what he did last year." Torres is batting just .233 with three homers and a .677 OPS over 262 at-bats this season and has lost his spot in center field and at the top of the lineup to Cody Ross over the past two games. The 33-year-old is actually make more contact this season, but is hitting less line drives and more fly balls. For what it's worth, Beltran believes that Torres should focus more on getting on base and utilizing his speed.

Andres Torres went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a walk, a steal and three runs scored on Friday.

Torres hasn't had a two-hit game in five weeks, but at least he has come through with a couple of nice three-hit games this month. The Giants don't need a lot of power from him, but it'd help a lot if he could do a better job of getting on base in the leadoff spot.

Andres Torres is not in the Giants' starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.

Torres has just one hit in his last 21 at-bats, so Giants manager Bruce Bochy intends to sit him for a couple days. Aaron Rowand will start in center field Friday and bat leadoff against right-hander Brad Penny.

Andres Torres went 0-for-6 and struck out four times Thursday in the extra-inning loss to the Cubs.

It looked like Torres might have broken out of his slump when he went 3-for-4 with a homer last Friday, but he is 1-for-21 since. The Giants may start giving Aaron Rowand more time in center field.

Andres Torres went 3-for-4 and hit his third homer Friday in the Giants' 4-3 win over the Indians.

Torres had been slumping all month, hitting .190 through 20 games. The Giants held him out of back-to-back games heading into this one, and it looks like the treatment worked, as he was the team's main contributor tonight.

Andres Torres (Achilles) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Thursday at Triple-A Fresno.

Previous reports had Torres returning to the Giants in time for Friday's game, but it seems like that return date might be pushed back so that the outfielder can get his timing right with a couple of games in Triple-A. Torres has been sidelined since April 10 with an Achilles injury.

Andres Torres (Achilles) is expected to be activated from the disabled list on Friday.

Torres played all nine innings in an extended spring training game Tuesday and is expected to do the same Wednesday. Aaron Rowand will likely share playing time with Pat Burrell in left field upon Torres' return.

Andres Torres (Achilles) played all nine innings and had five at-bats Tuesday in an extended spring training game.

He'll play nine innings again Wednesday. Though the Giants aren't sure where Torres will go after that, they're expecting him to be ready for activation from the DL on Friday, assuming he doesn't have any setbacks between now and then. He's been on the DL since mid-April.