BALTIMORE, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Veteran Baltimore shortstop Mike Bordick, who ran his streak of errorless games to 99 errorless games Tuesday, goes for the record Wednesday night against Toronto.
Bordick, who is now three games short of breaking the Major League record for consecutive errorless games by a shortstop, is expected to play. He already holds the team record which, until last Friday, was held by the legendary Cal Ripken, who had 96 errorless games.
Rey Ordonez of the New York Mets had 101 over the 1999-2000 seasons.
Bordick knows he is in the running to win a Gold Glove at his position. If so, the he will have impressive competition.
"I think there's been talk of [me winning the Gold Glove] before, but I've played shortstop 12 years along with (Cleveland's) Omar (Visquel)," Bordick said. "It's an honor to be talked about though. I've been playing the position so long and these days, there are so many good players. (Miguel) Tejada (of Oakland), (Derek) Jeter (of the New York Yankees), A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez of Texas)."
Bordick, 37, is set to break the record Friday against the Boston Red Sox. He has committed one error this season. That was April 10 on a grounder by Tampa Bay's Greg Vaughn.
Bordick has executed 493 consecutive errorless chances, perhaps turning in the best defensive season ever by a shortstop.
He has been a shining light in an otherwise dismal campaign for the Orioles, who take a mark of 67-83 into Wednesday night's contest against the Blue Jays.
