But he has surrendered four earned runs or more in seven of his past 10 starts. He has just one win over his past 12 outings. His ERA during that span is 6.15, and he has pitched more than six innings just twice, essentially leaving Jeremy Guthrie as the one starter Trembley can count on to log innings and keep his team in the game.
"I don't know," Trembley said when asked about what is causing Cabrera's struggles. "We'll just have to keep working and see if we can get him back to that."
Cabrera said he hasn't been getting much movement on his two-seam fastball, but he attributed his problems to location and pitch selection, not his mechanics.
"He hasn't changed much for me," pitching coach Rick Kranitz said. "He's still confident. You're going to have ups and downs in this game on the mound. I'm sure he'll bounce back. He's going to Yankee Stadium, and we'll see if he can go there and pitch well. I'm sure he will."
When Wednesday's game was halted by heavy rains, the Blue Jays had just taken a 2-1 lead off Guthrie in the sixth inning. Thirteen hours, 29 minutes later, play resumed with Lance Cormier on the mound and barely a cloud in the sky. Toronto broke the game open with three runs in the eighth, the big play being first baseman Kevin Millar's two-run throwing error.
Trailing 5-1 in the bottom of the inning, the Orioles had runners on first and second, but Adam Jones bounced into a double play. The offense didn't threaten again in the game and was barely heard from in the regularly scheduled contest either.
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