Belt game 18,469 · July 24, 2000
Tampa Bay Devil Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Detroit Tigers 4–2 on the road to start reign 8,704 of the MLB belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 22, 2000, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on July 25, 2000.
8,704Reign number
6Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Halter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hideo Nomo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Vaughn | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Cox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Flaherty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cairo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felix Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albie Lopez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Jose Guillen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Mecir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.