In Wednesday’s Giants-River Cats exhibition, he picked off three Sacramento runners with quick moves to first base, catching Gorkys Hernandez, Grant Green and Darren Ford.
“I guess only God and I know what I do,” Cueto said after he threw 82 pitches over six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits.
Cueto was scratched from his first scheduled spring training start because he hadn’t built up enough strength after pitching through October with the champion Royals.
[...] he finished strong, striking out 14 batters while issuing one walk in his last three starts.
On Wednesday, he added an RBI single.
Matt Cain, who threw 90 pitches in his last outing in minor-league camp, got the go-ahead to start the Giants’ final spring training game Saturday.
John Shea is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.
Buster Posey and both Brandons, Crawford and Belt, hit home runs.
Sacramento center fielder Gorkys Hernandez, who had an impressive training camp, leaped high for Belt’s homer, the ball bouncing from his glove over the wall. …
Yes, the Giants’ farm team put a shift on Belt. …
Lee homered off Johnny Cueto in the second inning. …
The Giants were the home team and occupied the home clubhouse at Raley Field. …
Manager Bruce Bochy after Belt went 2-for-4 to improve his exhibition average to .422.
Buster Posey and both Brandons, Crawford and Belt, hit home runs.
Sacramento center fielder Gorkys Hernandez, who had an impressive training camp, leaped high for Belt’s homer, the ball bouncing from his glove over the wall. …
Yes, the Giants’ own farm team put a shift on Belt. …
Lee homered off Johnny Cueto in the second inning. …
The Giants were the home team and occupied the home clubhouse at Raley Field. …
