Johnny Cueto has been transferred to the 10-day injured list with a grade one lat strain, reports Kerry Crowley. Cueto was removed from his start yesterday after pitching 5.2 scoreless innings and striking out four on just 68 pitches. A timetable for his return has not yet been provided.
Cueto has gotten off to a tremendous start this season. He’s limiting opponents to 0.85 walks, and hits per inning pitched, and a 1.80 earned run average while striking out 18 batters over 20.0 innings. He’s the staff ace for a Giants pitching staff with the second-best earned run average in the majors.