Jackson Holliday is hoping he doesn’t need to play shortstop to begin the season. That would mean Gunnar Henderson, who suffered a ribs muscle strain in late February, is healthy for opening day. “Hopefully Gunnar gets healthy real quick and I can just stick over at second until they tell me they need me,

It’s not ideal for Hyde or the Orioles, considering all that has gone into making Holliday a strong second baseman. But it’s a contingency plan with Gunnar Henderson’s status for opening day uncertain.

The Orioles played the Pirates on Monday night and the most important thing was Félix Bautista continuing to get his work in. As a nice bonus, the Orioles won, 6-3, their first spring win over Pittsburgh in five tries.