Belt game 18,057 · April 13, 1998
Tampa Bay Devil Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Minnesota Twins 13–12 at home to start reign 8,500 of the MLB belt, the 1st for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 11, 1998, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on April 14, 1998.
8,500Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Quinton McCracken | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Butler | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Martinez | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Walton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Stocker | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rolando Arrojo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Cairo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Ledesma | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Tatis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Carlson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Javier Valentin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.