San Francisco Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto said Tuesday night that a pair of blisters weren't to blame for a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
"It's not an excuse," Cueto told reporters afterward. "I was getting hit."
He allowed four runs on five hits in six innings, striking out eight and walking one.
Cueto (4-4, 4.64 ERA) has had one blister on his middle finger since spring training. The second is on his index finger and developed last week during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.