Johnson Makes His First Error

Everyone makes mistakes, even Marlin catcher Charles Johnson.

Although not often.

Johnson committed his first error of the season in the first inning of Atlanta’s 7-1 victory in Game 2 of the NL championship series.

Johnson fielded a bunt by Kenny Lofton and tried to throw him out at first, but the ball got past first baseman Jeff Conine.

A two-time Gold Glove winner, Johnson set the record for consecutive errorless games by a catcher this season with 123. Johnson handled 1,287 chances during the regular season without an “E-2” in sight.

Johnson also has the record for consecutive errorless games by a catcher in a career with 171. Despite the error, Johnson’s streaks are unaffected because postseason games are not included.

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Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones was angry at himself for letting a ball hit by Moises Alou in Game 1 get past him for a bases-clearing double. The hit was among the keys to the Marlins’ 5-3 victory.

Nothing got past Jones in Game 2 as he handled five fielding chances smoothly. It was just what Jones needed.

“You always want to jump right back in the saddle when you have a bad night,” Jones said. “I got a couple of balls hit to me early and that made me comfortable out there.”