Belt game 19,228 · April 21, 2005
Tampa Bay Devil Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Texas Rangers 3–2 at home to start reign 9,078 of the MLB belt, the 17th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since April 19, 2005, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 24, 2005.
9,078Reign number
17Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Hall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Crawford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Green | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Cantu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Gomes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Phelps | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dewon Brazelton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Julio Lugo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danys Baez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Harper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aubrey Huff | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Singleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Mench | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teixeira | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Laynce Nix | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Dellucci | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Shouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Rogers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rod Barajas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Almánzar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.