Yorvit Torrealba started Friday for the first time since September 10.

Not surprisingly, the Rangers have been riding the red-hot bat of Mike Napoli, who leads the AL in OBP (.469) since the All-Star break. Napoli will likely be back in the lineup Saturday and will surely be the regular down the stretch and in the playoffs, though manager Ron Washington refused to confirm as much. "There's no issue here," Washington said. "Right now, Nap is swinging a hot bat, and I'm going to ride that hot bat. I'm going to get Torre his games, but how I'm going to decide it is hard to say. We need both of them."

Yorvit Torrealba collected two of just four Rangers hits in a 10-0 loss to the White Sox on Sunday.

Torrealba's ninth multi-hit game of the month leaves him with a .382 average in August and .327 mark since the All-Star break.

Yorvit Torrealba will serve as the designated hitter in Friday's game against the Indians.

Rangers manager Ron Washington has the luxury of using Torrealba at DH with Taylor Teagarden available as a third catcher off the bench. Of course, Torrealba is very familiar with Friday's starter Ubaldo Jimenez during their time together in Colorado.

Yorvit Torrealba (back) was 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a double in his return to the lineup Tuesday night against the Tigers.

Torrealba was a late scratch from Sunday's game due to a stiff back. The 31-year-old backstop is batting .261/.295/.386 with four homers, 25 RBI and a .681 OPS through 272 at-bats this season.

Yorvit Torrelaba will serve as the designated hitter Friday against the Blue Jays.

This is his first start at DH since June 14, 2005. The move gives the Rangers seven right-handed hitters in the lineup Friday against left-hander Brett Cecil. It also gives Torrealba a bit of a break, as he has caught the last three games. Mike Napoli will start behind the dish Friday while Taylor Teagarden is available off the bench as the third catcher.

Yorvit Torrealba smacked a three-run blast in fourth inning on Tuesday, finishing 3-for-4 with four RBI.

Torrealba has four homers and 23 RBI on the season. His batting line is up to .256 /.290/.382.

Yorvit Torrealba has batted .462 (18-for-39) in 12 games since Scott Coolbaugh took over as hitting coach.

"It's working so far," Torrealba said. "He makes a lot of stuff simple. He doesn't try to do anything different than what we need today. We're staying with the same program I've had for however many years I've been playing, but we're just trying to do it consistently." Torrealba is now hitting .267/.300/.374 with three homers on the year after his recent hot streak.

FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal report that the Giants "remain focused on acquiring a catcher," with the Rangers' Yorvit Torrealba becoming a target.

A former Giant, Torrealba won't be dealt by the Rangers until Mike Napoli comes off the disabled list, but they could consider it then. A big stumbling block, though, is the $3.25 million he's due next season, which the Giants don't want to pay with Buster Posey presumably back healthy then. Morosi and Rosenthal see Guillermo Mota as a possible fit for the Rangers in return. The the Nationals' Pudge Rodriguez, the Mets' Ronny Paulino and the Reds' Ramon Hernandez have also been discussed by the Giants, but Torrealba appears to be the main target right now.

Yorvit Torrealba is out of the Rangers' lineup for the second straight day Tuesday.

Torrealba left Sunday's game with dehydration, so it sounds like the Rangers are just being extra cautious with their starting catcher. Taylor Teagarden will get another start behind the dish Tuesday.

Yorvit Torrealba is not in Monday's lineup against the Astros.

Torrealba was pulled from Sunday's game in the fourth inning due to dehydration, but was feeling much better Monday. Look for him to return to the lineup in the next day or so. Taylor Teagarden will start behind the plate Monday night and bat eighth against left-hander J.A. Happ.

Yorvit Torrealba was removed from Sunday's game in the fourth inning due to being "out of gas," according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.

Torrealba made two errors in one inning earlier in the game and apparent is just lacking energy in what has been a hot day in Atlanta. He'll probably be back in the lineup Monday. Taylor Teagarden took his spot in the lineup Sunday.

Yorvit Torrealba drove in the Rangers' lone run with an eighth inning single in their loss to the Twins on Sunday.

Francisco Liriano was dealing for eight innings, and Texas could manage just two hits. With Mike Napoli now on the disabled list, Torrealba should see a big uptick in playing time, and is worth a flier if you're a Napoli owner.

Yorvit Torrealba broke a 0-for-24 slump with a single in the seventh inning Monday.

Torrealba is batting only .216/.240/.336 on the year and is 3-for-40 at the dish in May. He batted .289 with three homers in April, so he hasn't been useless all season, but it's hard to use him in mixed leagues right now.

Yorvit Torrealba went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Fantasy owners have been clamoring for more at-bats for Mike Napoli, but Torrealba is off to a nice start at the plate in his own right, batting .292 with three home runs. He'll continue to get most of the starts behind the dish.

Yorvit Torrealba said he felt fine after catching five innings in Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Torrealba missed four days because of back stiffness.

Yorvit Torrealba (back) will return Saturday.

The veteran catcher was scratched from a couple of games this week due to tightness in his lower back. It was probably the right decision here in early March. Torrealba should be fine when camp breaks.

Yorvit Torrealba (back) is out of the lineup again Thursday.

Torrealba is currently fighting through some tightness in his lower back. He originally hoped to return to the lineup Thursday, but will take at least another day.

Yorvit Torrealba (back) hopes to return to the lineup Thursday.

Torrealba was scratched from Tuesday's lineup with tightness in his lower back, but woke up Wednesday feeling much better. He's considered day-to-day.

Yorvit Torrealba was scratched from Tuesday's spring game with tightness in his lower back.

It's not anything to worry about at this point in the spring. Torrealba should be fine in a couple of days and will serve as a part-time catcher for the Rangers this season. Mike Napoli is above him on the depth chart but is expected to see a good deal of playing time at designated hitter.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said that he currently plans to begin the season with Yorvit Torrealba, Mike Napoli and Matt Treanor all on the active roster.

Makes sense. While Napoli has catching experience, that's not why the Rangers acquired him. His versatility and pop from the right side of the plate were more significant factors. Besides, while Treanor doesn't bring much to the table offensively, he built a rapport with C.J. Wilson during the latter part of last season and the postseason.