Belt game 18,500 · August 27, 2000
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 7–6 at home to start reign 8,720 of the MLB belt, the 470th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since August 26, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 29, 2000.
8,720Reign number
470Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midre Cummings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Lawton III | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ardoin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Cressend | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Canizaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Carrasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Kinney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Cristian Guzman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Higginson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy McMillon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Javier Cardona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Ausmus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Bernero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.