Buck Showalter has had issues with his bullpen in the postseason. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton had saved each of his 47 opportunities this season and had been scored upon just four times. He had pitched in the eighth inning 11 times, in extra innings four times and in games with a tie score seven times. [Edwin Encarnacion sends Blue Jays to ALDS with 11th-inning walk-off HR]“There’s so many different things that go on,” Showalter said, per The Post’s Barry Svrluga. “You can use Zach Britton in the seventh and eighth inning and not have anybody to pitch the last inning.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2016 12:33 UTC