The last thing Giants manager Gabe Kapler did before the coronavirus shut down the sport was name Johnny Cueto his Opening Day starter. Four months later, that remains the case.
After Cueto got past 60 pitches in a simulated game Tuesday, Kapler said he had a long conversation with the right-hander and Cueto will start against the Dodgers next Thursday in a nationally-televised game.
Cueto, of course, had already made this official:
— Johnny Cueto (@JohnnyCueto) July 7, 2020
That was some of the news of the day. Here's more from the five-inning game at Oracle Park between Team Black and Team Orange, along with some updates from Kapler:
--- The highlight of the game was Alex Dickerson's bomb to right off Shaun Anderson:
Alex Dickerson hit a bomb in first inning of today’s simulated game.