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Orioles notes: Orioles planning to slow play Brach and O'Day

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said that late-inning relievers Darren O’Day and Brad Brach might not see action in early Grapefruit League games, because they are being brought along at a slower pace during this year’s extended spring training.

Both pitchers threw an inning in a simulated game on the back fields of the Ed Smith Stadium complex on Sunday, but Showalter said they might not get into a Grapefruit League game until well into March. In fact, Showalter said O’Day and Brach might not see action in a paid attendance game until closer Zach Britton — who was slowed down by soreness in his left side – sees action in a game in mid-March.