Belt game 18,053 · April 9, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays 13–2 at home to start reign 8,497 of the MLB belt, the 451st for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since April 8, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on April 10, 1998.
8,497Reign number
451Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Brent Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Cruz Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Grebeck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrin Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Crespo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Dalesandro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelvim Escobar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| José Canseco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Guzmán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.