Panik plays in first rehab game since suffering concussion

For the first time since June 27, Giants second baseman Joe Panik was back on the field, but not with the rest of his teammates in Boston against the Red Sox.

In Louisiana, against the New Orleans Zephyrs, Panik began his Triple-A rehab assignment with the Sacramento River Cats. He went 0-for-2 with a walk before being pulled after his planned five innings of work.

Panik was hit by a pitch in the head on the June 18 against the Tampa Bay Rays. After keeping his concussion-like symptoms under wraps, the Giants finally placed him on the 7-day concussion DL on June 29.

He lined out to the shortstop in the top of the first inning and also lined out to right field in the top of the third for his…