Orioles bullpen's left-handed-hitter problem persists

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Mychal Givens left, reacts as New York Yankees' Chase Headley, right, runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in New York. (Frank Franklin II / AP) The Orioles bullpen has struggled all season to get left-handed hitters out while bridging the middle innings to the late-inning lockdown arms, and the problem has followed the club into August.

The July 29 signing of reliever Logan Ondrusek, a right-hander with a history of success against left-handed batters, was supposed to help, but he has struggled in that role early on. Add in All-Star reliever Brad Brach's sudden missteps against…