Cueto needed less than 100 pitches to go seven innings. He struggled early, giving up a run and four of his six hits in the first three innings before settling down. He only struck out four, but did not walk any batters.
Fantasy Impact
Cueto's velocity was down throughout the game, but his movement was as-advertised. The Giants' big free agency acquisition is looking to bounce back to his back-end SP1/high-end SP2 value and produce a potent one-two punch with Madison Bumgarner. He was bailed out by the Giants' great defense more than once, but luckily he gets to play in front of them all season.