Cueto Goes Distance to Lead Giants Past Cardinals

SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy called off batting practice on Thursday to give his flatlining lineup a break. Johnny Cueto found a similar way to help out the struggling bullpen.Cueto went the distance in the first of four crucial games against the Cardinals, throwing just 105 pitches to carry the Giants to a 6-2 win. They picked up a full game on the Dodgers — who lost in Phoenix — and the Cardinals, and added a half-game to the lead over the Mets. CA Water Tunnels Would Need Billions in Federal Funding Bochy thought the lineup looked tired while getting swept by the Padres. He told players to arrive late Thursday and the early returns were positive. Buster Posey lined a single with two outs in the first and Hunter Pence followed with a smash into the seats in left.Cueto needed just 18 pitches to get through the first two innings, but he gave the lead back over the next two. Jedd Gyorko's double got the Cardinals on the board in the third. Three consecutive hits tied the game in the fourth, and the Giants lucked out when Johnny Peralta was held at third and subsequently stranded. French Castles Cheaper to Rent Than SF Apartments Adam Wainwright, who is having a...