Belt game 19,396 · April 16, 2006
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Seattle Mariners 3–2 at home to start reign 9,156 of the MLB belt, the 512th for the franchise.
Seattle Mariners had held it since April 15, 2006, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on April 20, 2006.
9,156Reign number
512Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Loretta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Álex González | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Papelbon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wily Mo Peña | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Beckett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lowell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustan Mohr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Stern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Seattle Mariners
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Ibanez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Lopez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenji Johjima | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Richie Sexson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Mateo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Soriano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Beltré | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Washburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Matt Lawton III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Sherrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.