After Cabrera took a loss to the Giants on Aug. 27, the Diamondbacks opted for a bullpen day when his turn in the rotation came up again Wednesday. Taylor Clarke served as an opener and covered the first 1.2 innings before manager Torey Luvollo turned to Cabrera and five other relievers to record the remaining 22 outs. The fifth spot in the rotation will come up again Monday in Kansas City, and Cabrera could be called upon to cover multiple innings as a starter or reliever once again if he's available.

Cabrera was called up from Triple-A Reno earlier in the day and was handed the ball for his fifth big-league start of the season. The right-hander served up a solo homer to the first batter he faced in the game, but he showed poised in settling down thereafter, leaving the contest with one out in the fifth inning of a 1-1 tie. A run was charged to Cabrera's ledger after he departed, and that was enough to send him to the loss. Despite the defeat, Cabrera made a generally good impression, though he was given a relatively quick hook after just 70 pitches. With Michael Soroka (shoulder) on the IL, Cabrera may have pitched well enough to earn another turn in the rotation, and that would line up to come at home against Philadelphia next week.