SAN DIEGO -- Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto passed the necessary physical tests on Saturday to convince manager Bruce Bochy that his sprained left ankle will be sufficiently healed to enable him to face the D-backs on Tuesday.
Cueto went on the disabled list on April 10, retroactive to April 7. He threw to hitters and off a bullpen mound and performed various fielding drills such as covering first base and handling comebackers on the mound.
Asked whether he thought that Cueto could rejoin the starting rotation on Tuesday, Bochy replied, "I would say right now it looks like a go."
Cueto, who's 1-0 with an 0.69 ERA in two starts, also sounded upbeat.
"I think I should be able to field the position, and everything I did today was to test that," Cueto said through interpreter Erwin Higueros.