Showalter confident in Brach as potential closer

Ever since Zach Britton became the Orioles’ lights-out closer in 2014, that job in the bullpen has been accounted for. For three years, manager Buck Showalter didn’t have to think about who would work the ninth inning. But last year, he did. Britton missed nearly all of the season’s first half with a left forearm injury, and Showalter used Brad Brach instead.