Belt game 19,250 · May 18, 2005
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Toronto Blue Jays 3–2 at home to start reign 9,087 of the MLB belt, the 478th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since May 15, 2005, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on May 21, 2005.
9,087Reign number
478Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Castro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Rivas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacque Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Tiffee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Lohse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Juan Rincon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Morneau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rios | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hinske | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Wells | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hudson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Koskie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Huckaby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Menechino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Adams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Bush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Andy Dominique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.