Belt game 18,052 · April 8, 1998
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Minnesota Twins 9–6 on the road to start reign 8,496 of the MLB belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 5, 1998, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 9, 1998.
8,496Reign number
64Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Walker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Gates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Canseco | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Crespo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Dalesandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Hentgen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.