Cueto (4-1) was stellar Tuesday against the Padres, throwing a complete-game shutout while striking out 11 and allowing a single walk.
The first-year Giant lowered his ERA to 2.65 and picked up a career-best fourth win in the month of April. He has a ridiculous 33:5 K:BB through 37.1 innings. Cueto has settled in nicely to his new digs on the Bay, tossing four quality starts in his first five outings while going seven-plus innings in every start. He is 3-1 against divisional opponents which is a great sign for the year ahead considering a majority of starts will be against NL West teams. AT&T Park is one of the most pitcher-friendly venues in all of baseball, and now a place he calls home. Cueto appears to be in a place where he can bounce back in a big way from his poor second half of 2015.