Belt game 19,507 · August 21, 2006
Tampa Bay Devil Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Texas Rangers 4–3 at home to start reign 9,209 of the MLB belt, the 25th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 18, 2006, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 24, 2006.
9,209Reign number
25Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Aurilia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Phillips | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Encarnación | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bronson Arroyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rheal Cormier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Freel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Valentin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Huff | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lamb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Pettitte | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Willy Taveras | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Biggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Ensberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Springer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Scott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Qualls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.