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BOSTON _ Jacoby Ellsbury does it all.

The Red Sox' center fielder also proved Wednesday night that he's human.

In the top of the first inning, Ellsbury made the first error of his major league career when he misplayed a low liner in left-center field off the bat of the Marlins' Jorge Cantu.

Ellsbury entered the game without a error in 232 games and 554 chances, which was the longest errorless streak ever by a Red Sox outfielder.

The error allowed Florida to score its first run of the game.

"It looked to me like he just got a little stiff with his glove hand. He's tracking it and I bet if you ask him he'll say it was bouncing," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona.

Ellsbury followed his miscue in the home half of the inning with a walk before collecting his 28th stolen base of the season.

He chipped in again offensively in the bottom of the seventh inning when he led off with a solo home run, his third of the season, to give Boston a 5-1 lead.

"We'll take anybody hitting a home run, but I think that - and I guess I hope I say this right - when he hits a home run that's not a mistake," said Francona. "But when he uses the entire field, he's a strong enough kid where he will hit some balls out. I don't think that's what we necessarily need from him to be a power hitter. He's going to hit some home runs."

--JOE McDONALD

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