Belt game 18,823 · August 25, 2002
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Cincinnati Reds 1–0 at home to start reign 8,885 of the MLB belt, the 135th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since August 24, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Diego Padres on August 27, 2002.
8,885Reign number
135Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Merced | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Borbón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kirk Saarloos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Craig Biggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Everett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian L. Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryle Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Kearns | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Casey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Dempster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Russell Branyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Stinnett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Boone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Larkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Mateo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.