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- Updated: August 17, 2016
BALTIMORE — Since Orioles reliever Brad Brach traveled to San Diego to participate in his first All-Star Game, he hasn’t resembled that same dominant pitcher.
Brach allowed just five earned runs in 49 1/3 innings before the break. In the 12 innings since the Midsummer Classic, he’s allowed six earned runs. His latest blemish came Tuesday, when he served up a go-ahead two-run blast to Mookie Betts in the Orioles’ 5-3 loss to the Red Sox at Camden Yards.
“He’s going through a little period where every little mistake seems to get magnified,” manager Buck Showalter said.
While Brach still has an outstanding 1.61 ERA on the season, it’s nearly doubled over the first month since the break. The previous runs allowed since the break hadn’t proved costly, but Tuesday was different.
Brach came in for the eighth after the Orioles had rallied in the seventh to tie the …
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