Jose Cabrera isn't eligible to come back to the MLB just yet after being optioned, which opens the door for the MLB debut of young southpaw Kohl Drake tonight against the A's. If you look at Drake's game log for Reno (AAA), he's finished five full innings in just 5/16 starts this year, albeit Reno isn't the easiest place to pitch, but this line is at his consistent limit and it's his debut against MLB hitters... It also isn't like he has some sparkling numbers at AAA, with a 6.92 ERA and 1.64 WHIP. He's had command issues with a 4.21 BB/9, walking multiple batters in seven of his last nine starts, so he'll need to be exceptional and efficient to complete five innings.

Kohl Drake makes his MLB debut for the trending-upward Snakes, who have won six of eight. He hasn’t been very good at Triple-A Reno (6.92 ERA) but he can have a short leash – Arizona’s bullpen has a 3.18 ERA since the Fourth – and the A’s have a paltry .498 OPS on the road this month. Drake may be a relative unknown, but we know Athletics starter Jack Perkins (8.19 ERA his last seven games) doesn’t have it, and the bullpen behind him (9.14 ERA last two weeks) is just as ineffective.