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Zach Britton getting extended with Orioles short in bullpen

After throwing more pitches than he has all season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, Orioles closer Zach Britton's arm was heavily wrapped in ice. Britton joked that he didn't have the power move from his locker as water dripped to the floor, and fellow reliever Darren O'Day deadpanned that Britton looked like the Michelin Man as he approached his neighboring locker.

Britton threw a season-high 36 pitches in recording a five-out save against the Mariners — an outing that was extended because of a rare J.J. Hardy error and a Caleb Joseph passed ball on a strikeout that would have ended the game but instead yielded an unearned run.