Now that the Orioles know they will be without Zach Britton for an extended period of time, they'll have to get comfortable with someone else closing games.
When their All-Star left-hander was out early in the season, righty reliever Brad Brach filled in capably, but lately, things haven't gone as well. Brach began the year with 12 spotless innings, but in his last seven innings, the right-hander has given up eight runs.
On May 10, Brach entered the ninth with a two-run lead but gave up three runs, as the Orioles lost, 7-6, to the Washington Nationals before 32,984 at Nationals Park.
