Cueto (forearm) will be activated from the 10-day disabled list to start Friday's game against the Cardinals, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Cueto checked out fine after tossing a bullpen Wednesday, so he'll rejoin the Giants' rotation over the weekend ahead of his first big-league start since July 14. The 31-year-old will look to turn things around once he returns, as he's posted a disappointing 4.59 ERA and 1.40 WHIP across 115.2 innings (19 starts) this season. Considering the Giants are well out of playoff contention, they're expected to deploy a six-man rotation the rest of the season after Cueto returns.