Belt game 18,058 · April 14, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–2 on the road to start reign 8,501 of the MLB belt, the 453rd for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays had held it since April 13, 1998, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on April 16, 1998.
8,501Reign number
453Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Butler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Quinton McCracken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ledesma | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Tatis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Trammell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Springer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Steinbach | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Gates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.