Belt game 18,047 · April 2, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays 3–2 on the road to start reign 8,493 of the MLB belt, the 449th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since September 26, 1997, with 3 defenses over 188 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on April 3, 1998.
8,493Reign number
449Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Crespo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Green | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Dalesandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelvim Escobar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tony Fernández | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Hentgen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Merced | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.