ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's going to be about 97 degrees when the Giants take the field Sunday, but the heat has done little to help Joe Panik deal with a stiff back. Panik missed two games earlier this week and is out of the lineup for a series finale with the Rangers. Bochy said Panik was dealing with the back issue while playing the last two nights.
"He gutted it out," Bochy said. "Afterward, though, I just had to tell him he's off (Sunday). It was obvious watching him run at times that it was bothering him. Joe is the kind of guy that's not going to say much.