Belt game 18,168 · August 15, 1998
Tampa Bay Devil Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Kansas City Royals 8–6 on the road to start reign 8,554 of the MLB belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 12, 1998, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on August 17, 1998.
8,554Reign number
2Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Dye | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff King | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Pendleton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Rivera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mendy López | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Whisenant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hipolito Pichardo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Ricky Bones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bart Evans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Winn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Quinton McCracken | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Trammell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ledesma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Saunders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Mike Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Aldred | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Cairo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Stocker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.