Belt game 19,056 · April 27, 2004
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays 7–4 at home to start reign 8,996 of the MLB belt, the 476th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since April 24, 2004, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on May 1, 2004.
8,996Reign number
476Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Ford | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Johan Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Luis Rivas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Blanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Johnson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hudson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Cash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Gomez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Berg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Phelps | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Wells | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Woodward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Batista | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Justin Speier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.