Tulo’s error marks end of impressive streak

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TORONTO — It was bound to happen at some point, but Troy Tulowitzki finally committed his first fielding error while wearing a Blue Jays uniform.

The streak ended when Chicago leadoff hitter Adam Eaton hit a sharp one-hopper to short in the first inning of the Blue Jays’ 10-1 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday. Tulowitzki did not have to move very far, but the ball bounced off his glove and rolled away, allowing Eaton to reach first.

Tulowitzki went errorless in each of his first 59 games with the Blue Jays since he was acquired prior to last year’s Trade Deadline. That put him six games shy of the Blue Jays’ record for a shortstop, which was set by Tony Fernandez in 1988. Baltimore’s Mike Bordick owns the big league record for shortstops with 110 consecutive errorless …

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