A five-run ninth inning and a strong pitching performance guided the Richmond Flying Squirrels to an 8-4 win over the Akron RubberDucks Saturday night.
Starting pitcher Kai-Wei Teng blazed through the Portland Sea Dogs order early, but the Flying Squirrels fell, 5-2, and dropped their fourth straight Friday.
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Giants starter Johnny Cueto, 35, feels like a kid 2-plus years after surgery
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No one is quite sure what to expect from
Johnny Cueto this season, but the Giants’ right-hander is another year removed from Tommy John surgery and said Wednesday that he’s feeling great.
“As a matter of fact,” Cueto said, “I feel like a kid.”
Cueto, who turned 35 on Monday, struggled in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, going 2-3 with a 5.40 ERA in 12 starts. But just getting those appearances offered a base for this year, and now he hopes the training wheels are off. He thought limited work last season didn’t allow him to be his best, even if it was done for precautionary reasons as he continued to come back from his 2018 elbow ligament replacement. The team also requested he not pitch during winter ball in the Dominican Republic to give his arm more rest.
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The Giants haven’t had a set closer since Will Smith departed to sign a three-year contract with the Braves after the 2019 season, but on Wednesday they finalized a deal with another left-hander who could be in line to take over the role.
McGee, whose contract includes a third-year club option for the 2023 season, posted a 2.66 ERA over 20 1/3 innings for the Dodgers last year and has 45 saves over his 11-year career in the Majors.
“He just did the things that you expect out of a late-inning guy, like miss bats and throw strikes,” Kapler said. “He s dependable. He s been doing this for a really long time. He s got one pitch that s really unique and plays really well. He continues to refine his breaking ball, but he s got a good chance to be in leveraged spots for us at the end of games.”