Belt game 18,498 · August 25, 2000
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 8–3 at home to start reign 8,718 of the MLB belt, the 469th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since August 23, 2000, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on August 26, 2000.
8,718Reign number
469Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Pierzynski | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Canizaro | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Radke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McMillon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Jose Macias | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rich Becker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.