Orioles reliever Brad Brach and closer Zach Britton were put in the unenviable position Wednesday of possibly having to play three games in two days. Never mind that the first one took all of 10 minutes and was something you might see on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," if the show featured athletes instead of celebrities pretending to be normal folk.
In the New York area to play the Yankees, the Orioles pitchers stopped by MLB Network headquarters Wednesday in Secaucus, N.J., to play "Central Scribbles," which I imagine is what you call Pictionary if you want to avoid licensing fees. The matchup: the "old Braves" — analysts Mark DeRosa and John Smoltz — against the "new Orioles," plus host Lauren Shehadi.
It went like your typical Pictionary game: There were stick figures and excited pointing and a lot of nervous, self-conscious laughter. All that was missing were accusations of cheating and hurt feelings.
Brach and Britton can throw rubber balls in the rain at high speeds within centimeters of a target, but Van Goghs, they are not.
What it looks like: a Goldfish snack eating a ballpark with a treasure chest buried in the outfield.
What it should be: Mike Trout.
Then this subject came up. Everyone laughed.
What it looks like: a question mark without the dot.
What it should be: Lorenzo Cain.
What it looks like: a levitating pinwheel.
What it should be: Huston Street.
At the end, they went to a tiebreaker, even though they weren't really tied (the Orioles led, 3-2). Shehadi was charged with drawing David Price. First team to guess right would win.
Brach, who has two saves and 17 holds this season, and Britton, who has 29 saves in as many chances, could not close it out. They probably would've, had it been Odrisamer Despaigne.