Cabrera struck out four and walked one on the day while posting a 17 percent whiff rate and 29 percent CSW. The lack of whiffs is a bit concerning, but Cabrera had a 60 percent zone rate on his sinker, which is nice to see. He only threw his slider 11 times after relying on it as a primary offering when he first came off the IL, so we’re still seeing Cabrera shift around his pitch mix a bit. He failed to command the curve and changeup in the zone, but he got the outs when he needed to and can be used as a streamer against the White Sox next week.

This went exactly how it was supposed to go, with all due respect to Cabrera. The right-hander threw just 57-of-97 pitches for strikes, and gave up runs in four of his five innings he pitched in. That sees his ERA rise to 7.23, while two strikeouts and three walks push his K/BB to 20/11 over four starts and 18 2/3 innings. He’ll try and improve those numbers next weekend against the Athletics.

Cabrera allowed five hits, walked two and struck out seven while regularly pitching in the high-90s tonight. It’s not at all likely that this is the year he harnesses his plus stuff and becomes an above average starter, but there’s always the chance. Right now, he has a 6.14 ERA through three turns. He’ll take on the Dodgers next.