Edward Cabrera gave up two runs in 2 1/3 innings in his first relief appearance Tuesday against the Braves.

Cabrera came in during the seventh with the Cubs down 4-3 and eventually gave up a two-run homer to Drake Baldwin in the ninth. But that’s pretty much par for the course here. There’s hope that Cabrera will be of use to the Cubs as a reliever in October, but he’s probably not the answer in the closer’s role.