What It Means:

Cueto threw 33 of 48 pitches for strikes, cruising through his first game action in nearly two months. The hit he allowed was merely a single. The veteran right-hander is expected to make two more rehab starts before rejoining the Giants' rotation.

Our models project Cueto to throw 44 2/3 more innings this year, earning a 3.03 ERA, 22.1 percent strikeout rate, and 7.2 percent walk rate. We project him for a 3-2 record the rest of the way.