Johnny Cueto quietly living up to expectations in San Francisco

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Johnny is good.

So far this season, Johnny Cueto has shown why the San Francisco Giants committed six years and $130 million to him in the offseason. Somehow he has been flying under the radar.

The Giants have won 14 of their last 16 games since May 11. In that span, San Francisco’s starters have an ERA of 1.53, more than a full run lower than that of the next-best team (Chicago Cubs, 2.88).

Cueto is one of three pitchers leading baseball with three complete games this season, along with Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw. Cueto’s career-high for complete games in a season is four in 2014 with the Cincinnati Reds.

It’s not just those three outings – Cueto has gone at least seven innings in nine of his 10 starts this season. …

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