Reds manager Dusty Baker said Monday that pitcher Johnny Cueto could miss at least three starts and possibly four due to a strained right lat, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Cueto was placed on the disabled list with the back injury earlier Monday and is expected to be replaced in the starting rotation by top pitching prospect Tony Cingrani.
"I don't think this is going to affect me at all," Cueto said Monday through an interpreter. "I think, God willing, I'll be better in five-six days and I'll be able to start throwing."