Johnny Cueto won in his return from the disabled list after allowing three runs and three hits in five innings against the Mets on Monday.

Cueto struck out eight and walked four. One of those walks preceded Marlon Byrd's three-run homer in the third. Following that home run, Cueto struck out four batters in a row. He ended up throwing 90 pitches in his return, 52 of them for strikes.

Johnny Cueto (lat, oblique) has been cleared to return to the Reds' rotation on Monday in New York.

Cueto threw five shutout innings Tuesday in a rehab start with the Low-A Daytona Dragons and deemed himself fully healthy afterward. He was placed on the disabled list April 15 with a strained right lat and then later began experiencing oblique soreness. But all is well now. The Reds haven't decided whether Mike Leake or Tony Cingrani will be demoted to clear a rotation spot.

Johnny Cueto (lat, oblique) will make his next rehab start on Tuesday, likely again at Low-A Dayton.

After throwing 50 pitches on Thursday, Cueto is expected to up his pitch count to around 80 on Tuesday. Assuming he makes it through the outing alright, he could be ready to rejoin the Reds' rotation, possibly putting him in line for a May 19 return. The Reds don't have concrete plans for his return yet, though. "I don't control that, I don't know what they want," Cueto said. "They'll decide what kind of routine I'm going to have next time."