Dodgers make three errors on one play against the San Diego Padres.

The Dodgers made three errors on a single play in the sixth inning of Monday’s game against the San Diego Padres.

With Yangervis Solarte on second base, Rymer Liriano on first base, and one out, Rene Rivera hit a fly ball to center field. Yasiel Puig charged in and made the running catch, then tried throwing to first base to double up Liriano.

The throw was accurate, but Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez couldn’t catch the ball around Liriano. The ball went all the way to the Padres’ dugout and bounced off the protective netting.

Solarte and Liriano both tried to advance to third and second, respectively. Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis, who was backing up the play, tried throwing to second base to retire Liriano, but his throw got past Dee Gordon and into center field.

Solarte then tried to score, and Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez threw home from shallow center field. That throw was the least accurate of them all.

That throw sailed past Ellis and a diving Clayton Kershaw, who were both near home plate. Liriano rounded third base and headed for home plate as the final throw home was too late.

The two runs were unearned by virtue of throwing errors by Puig, Ellis and Ramirez.

The sequence tied the major-league record for most errors in a single play, accomplished most recently April 20 in Detroit by the Angels.

(h/t Daniel Brim for the .gif)

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.