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Cueto dazzles with shutout for 100th victory
- Updated: April 27, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Johnny Cueto made sure that his 100th career victory was 100 percent his.
Cueto dominated the Giants’ 1-0 victory Tuesday over the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park, from striking out the side in the third and seventh innings to pitching out of jams in the first, fourth and fifth.
“He’s like an artist out there,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
Virtually the game’s lone facet that Cueto didn’t provide was offense, but he seized upon the Giants’ fifth-inning run by using it as motivation.
“After that I was a little more aggressive,” Cueto said through a translator. “That’s what you always want when your team scores a run.”
One run sufficed for Cueto, who struck out 11 in his seventh career shutout. The right-hander became the 21st active pitcher to win 100 games and the fourth-youngest. Only Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez and Yovani Gallardo are younger. This combination of accomplishment and youth largely explained why the Giants signed Cueto to a six-year, $130 million contract last …
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