Belt game 18,059 · April 16, 1998
Seattle Mariners take the belt
Seattle Mariners beat Minnesota Twins 3–2 on the road to start reign 8,502 of the MLB belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since April 14, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Seattle Mariners held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on April 21, 1998.
8,502Reign number
46Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Davis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Radmanovich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Ayala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Wilkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Moyer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Dan Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Amaral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.