"Anybody who has ever played winter ball knows how serious it is," Dusty Baker said earlier this spring. "There are gamblers and if you don't play well, you hear from people. I've heard some wild stories."
Johnny Cueto pitched well in his start in the classic, handling Panama for 4 2/3 innings.
Cueto took his place on the mound for the Reds against the Blue Jays on Sunday.
"It is good to see him," Baker said. "You worry about players when they're not around, especially pitchers."
In the more relaxed atmosphere of spring training with only a slight touch of international flavor.
Cueto turned in four innings, allowing a run on four hits.
He hit Scott Rolen with a pitch to open the fourth and promptly wild pitched him to second. One out later Travis Snider doubled Rolen home.
"I feel more relaxed here," Cueto said through interpreter, Carlos Fisher. "I felt there was a lot of pressure to win at the WBC. There were a lot of people from the Dominican there."
Cueto looks stronger.
"I worked hard, knowing I will be going to Cincinnati."
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