Belt game 18,067 · April 25, 1998
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Seattle Mariners 8–2 on the road to start reign 8,505 of the MLB belt, the 454th for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since April 22, 1998, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on April 27, 1998.
8,505Reign number
454Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Wilkins | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenallen Hill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Cora | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Segui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Spoljaric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Ducey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Swift | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Edgar Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Valentin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Otis Nixon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Ochoa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Merced | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Trombley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Steinbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Aguilera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.