With the seven-game suspension of Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Johnny Cueto over with along with a game already pitched, a question that comes to mind is whether Cueto will face the team that precipated his suspension in the first place.

The team in question? The St. Louis Cardinals. For those who lost track of Cueto’s suspension and how it came to pass, Cueto was suspended for his part in a bench-clearing brawl when the Reds hosted the Cardinals earlier this month at Great American Ball Park.

During the melee, Cueto was pinned against the backstop behind home plate; he would subsequently start kicking. As a result, one of Cueto;s kicks landed on St. Louis catcher Jason LaRue’s head, who remains on the team’s disabled list.

It appears – until further notice – that Reds manager Dusty Baker is non-committal in terms to Cueto’s pitching against the Cardinals as he told the Cincinnati Enquirer:

“I don’t know yet. He’s going to have to pitch against them some time. They say time heals all wounds. Maybe it doesn’t.”