[Stardust]

Johnny Cueto’s 2009 Reds debut bore little resemblance to his spectacular 2008 arrival. Pittsburgh rocked Cueto in a 10-2 Reds defeat before 22,276 fans Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Cueto (0-1) allowed four runs in six innings. Pittsburgh had a homer, triple and three doubles among eight hits as the Pirates teed off on the hard-throwing right-hander. Cueto did strike out nine but was lifted after throwing 109 pitches.

Cueto electrified Reds fans with his 2008 rookie debut when he beat Arizona with a seven-inning, one-run, one-hit, 10-strikeout effort.