Surprise, Ariz. -- Outfielder Andres Torres hasn't lost any power from his last go-round with the Giants. He's still as strong as ever, as he displayed in his first exhibition in three weeks.

Not by swinging the bat. By breaking it in two.

Torres, who's returning from an oblique strain, was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. After his second K, he quickly and angrily broke the bat over his knee, an unintended tribute to Bo Jackson. His teammates were impressed.

"Sometimes you've got to let it go," said Torres, who broke the bat after swinging through a high fastball by Texas' Coty Woods. "Everybody gets mad, right?"

The best news for Torres is that he had no issues with his oblique and that he's in the outfield mix. The Giants' starting center fielder in 2010, he's vying for a backup job and has the benefit of switch-hitting and being a good defender and baserunner.

"That was impressive, wasn't it?" Buster Posey said of the bat snap. "He's a strong guy, to say the least."

"Hopefully," Madison Bumgarner said, "I'm not ever that mad."

Tanaka vs. Darvish: In the third inning, Giants infielder Kensuke Tanaka and Rangers starter Yu Darvish, former teammates on the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan, faced off. Tanaka singled off Darvish's glove and stole second, prompting Darvish to smile.

Before the at-bat, Darvish tipped his cap to acknowledge Tanaka, who's hitting .229 and seeking a utility job.

It could be a big day for Tanaka on Thursday. The Giants play Team Japan, which earned a berth to San Francisco for the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic. Pitcher Yusmeiro Petit will start for the Giants.

NL West arms race: Bumgarner, who gave up one hit over four scoreless innings, is scheduled to pitch the Giants' second game of the season. The Dodgers' scheduled starter is Zack Greinke, who has been diagnosed with elbow inflammation.

Asked to rank the Dodgers' and Giants' rotations, Bumgarner said, "I think our staff is as good as anybody's out there at times, and at times we're not. Everyone will go through rough patches throughout a season, but I'll take our guys any time."

Bumgarner lowered his spring ERA to 1.86, but he hasn't been able to hit (a cherished hobby) because the designated hitter rule has been used in each of his games. To keep his swing fresh, he took batting practice Sunday.