Darwin Barney was just three outs away last night from setting the new single-season record for consecutive errorless games at second base. It didn’t happen.
Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton hit a grounder up the middle in the bottom of the eighth inning which was fielded by Barney, but he made a wild off-balance throw to Anthony Rizzo at first base which allowed a run to score. It wasn’t an easy play, so Upton was credited with a hit, but Barney was given an error because the run scored. That’s rough. You can watch the play here.
It was Barney’s first error since April 17. His errorless streak ends at 141 games, which leaves him tied with Placido Polanco, who did it with the Tigers in 2007. Barney did break the National League record of 123 straight errorless games at second base, which was held by Hall of Famer and former Cub great Ryne Sandberg.
