SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- On Friday night at 11 p.m. local time, Domingo Cueto told his oldest son, Johnny, it was time to go to bed.
"You have to pitch tomorrow," Domingo said, having already offered a pep talk to the Giants' right-hander, who signed to a $130 million contract last offseason.
Saturday was a big start for Cueto -- in as much as a two-inning spring appearance for a healthy 12-year veteran coming off an All-Star season can be big -- as the Giants rallied for a 9-7 win over the Reds.
Cueto missed the first three weeks of camp tending to his ailing father in the Dominican Republic.