Cueto, Giants not worried about pitcher's rocky first outing

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As first impressions go, Johnny Cueto’s didn’t exactly set Arizona on fire Wednesday. The Giants’ most expensive free agent ever gave up five runs on four hits, including a home run and a triple in a 1 1/3-inning spring training debut against the Colorado Rockies.

But amid all that carnage, catcher Buster Posey still saw a lot of positives, and he had a better view than anybody of Cueto’s first outing, which definitely offered plenty of theatrics if not so wonderful results.

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“I think overall, he got some good work in and was able to mix in all of his pitches,” Posey said. “He made some mistakes with the heater, but…