BALTIMORE (AP) — Even if Manny Machado doesn't switch teams this season, he almost certainly will be changing his position in the infield.Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Saturday that Machado will move from third base to shortstop this spring, and shortstop Tim Beckham will be shifted to third.The shuffle will become permanent unless something goes wrong — or Machado gets traded to another club."There could be some adjustments if we don't like the feel of it, but that's where we're going to head into it," Showalter said at FanFest, an annual offseason event designed to promote interest in the club.Machado and second baseman Jonathan Schoop did not attend.Machado becomes a free agent after this year and is sure to demand a huge contract. The Orioles have entertained trade offers for the 25-year-old, who's been an All-Star in three of his six seasons with Baltimore.Dan Duquette, vice president of baseball operations for the Orioles, has to decide whether to deal Machado sometime... [More]

RHP Brad Brach gave up five runs on four hits and walked two in 1/3 inning in Sunday's loss. "It just got away from him," Buck Showalter said. "Brad had another good, solid year for us and I hate to have one of out better pitchers end on that note." Brach finished the season 4-5 with a 2.53 ERA.

RHP Brad Brach pitched the final two innings for his second win of the season, part of a strong day for the bullpen with 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Brach gave up two hits but kept the Rays from challenging as Baltimore turned a 5-4 deficit into an 8-5 win in the final two innings.

RHP Brad Brach seems to finding his game again. After struggling in the closer's role a few times, Brach has pitched well in the last two games. He earned the save Saturday and retired the Blue Jays in order to lock up a 7-5 victory.

RHP Brad Brach bounced back after a recent slump with a strong performance in the ninth inning. The game was tied at that point, and Brach retired the side in order with two strikeouts.

RHP Brad Brach bounced back after a recent slump with a strong performance in the ninth inning on Friday. The score was tied at that point, and Brach retired the side in order with two strikeouts.

RHP Brad Brach was brought into a high-leverage situation and gave up a costly homer on Tuesday. Brach entered with the bases loaded and no outs in the seventh and promptly gave up a grand slam to Detroit's J.D. Martinez. Brach recovered to retire the next three batters. Brach had been lights out in virtually all of his first 15 appearances but has allowed at least one run in four of his past five outings.

RHP Brad Brach fell to 10-4 when he allowed four runs while getting one out in the eighth inning Saturday. He allowed four runs for the first time since Sept. 4, 2014 at Cincinnati.

RHP Brad Brach continues to struggle versus left-handed batters. They are hitting .300 against him -- including the game-breaking three-run homer from LF Andrew Benintendi, who hits left-handed. Right-handed hitters have just a .102 average versus Brach, who thinks he may have rushed a bit before pitching to the outfielder as the Orioles had just committed a two-run error. "I wish I could have maybe just thrown a ball there or something out of the zone," Brach said. "Just kind of re-set there because it would have been nice to have one extra pitch. Obviously, I wasn't really thinking clear there for that one pitch and unfortunately he made me pay for it."

RHP Brad Brach's second-half struggles continued in Tuesday's loss as the gave-up the game-winning two-run homer to RF Mookie Betts in the eight inning. Brach said he's probably got to stop thinking so much and just go out and pitch. "I don't know what's different, just, like I said, probably just thinking about it too much, worrying about every single pitch that I've thrown instead of going out there and throwing like I know I can," Brach said.

RHP Brad Brach pitched a perfect eighth inning, jumping ahead of the Royals' Mike Montgomery for the AL lead in innings among relievers. His ERA drops to 0.88 ERA, second only to teammate Zach Britton among qualifying AL relievers.

RHP Brad Brach again showed why he made the All-Star team. He threw a scoreless eighth inning and earned the victory Saturday, improving to 6-1. He's got a 10-game scoreless streak and has an 0.93 ERA this season, with the Orioles boasting a 33-6 record in games in which Brach has pitched.

RHP Brad Brach was named to his first All-Star team on Tuesday. Brach, a 42nd-round draft pick of the Padres in 2008, has put up sterling numbers in his third season for the Orioles. In 45 2/3 innings spanning 37 appearances, Brach has posted a 5-1 record to go along with a 0.99 ERA and a 0.081 WHIP. He struck out all three Dodgers he faced Tuesday.

RHP Brad Brach took his first loss of the season Friday when he gave up a walk-off homer to Blue Jays 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion to lead off the bottom of the 10th in a 4-3 setback. It was his first loss since Sept. 28, 2015 -- also against Toronto. "Every time we come here it's always close games, especially against this team," Brach said. "This seems to be the way every game is against them. Every pitch counts and you've just got to get the outs when you can and get the runs when you can. Tonight was just one of those nights, we didn't get it when we needed it." Brach pitched a perfect bottom of the ninth to force the extra inning.

RHP Brad Brach closed the door Wednesday, getting the last five outs for his second save. Brach stretched his scoreless streak to 10 games (12 1/3 innings) and has 37 strikeouts in 26 appearances this year.

RHP Brad Brach posted his fourth victory on Saturday night. Brach permitted just one hit in 1 1/3 innings of a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Brach also took over the team lead in appearances with his 19th of the season.

RHP Brad Brach got his first save of the season Saturday against the Tigers.Brach has been one of the Orioles' most effective pitchers out of the bullpen. He has 22 strikeouts over 16 relief appearances.

Brach (5-3) surrendered two hits and an earned run over an inning in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays.

Brach came on in the ninth to preserve a 3-3 tie and surrendered a fielder's choice ground out to Justin Smoak that plated Dalton Pompey. The 29-year-old reliever had successfully converted all 13 hold situations he'd encountered during the 2015 campaign prior to Monday's contest, and had also posted scoreless appearances in eight out of his previous nine trips to the mound. Monday's hiccup notwithstanding, Brach has turned in generally solid relief work for the Orioles, particularly post-All-Star break. He has posted a sparkling 1.63 ERA in the second half of the season.

Brach tossed a scoreless seventh inning in Baltimore's 2-0 win over the Red Sox Monday.

Brach rebounded from allowing two runs - one earned - in his last outing last Friday. Brach got off to a shaky start this season, but he has allowed just five earned runs since June 23, with a 1.30 ERA in that time frame.

Brach earned a win Monday after pitching a scoreless 11th inning, allowing one hit with one strikeout.

Brach won seven games last year and already has four wins this year. While Zach Britton and Darren O'Day are the toast of the Baltimore bullpen, Brach has quietly put together a very solid season and a half. Brach has thrown 13 consecutive scoreless innings since allowing two runs June 21.