Belt game 19,736 · April 18, 2008
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Texas Rangers 11–3 at home to start reign 9,316 of the MLB belt, the 514th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since April 16, 2008, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on April 23, 2008.
9,316Reign number
514Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Lowrie | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Casey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Thurston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier López | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Timlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Drew | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| David Aardsma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Catalanotto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Broussard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Nippert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Botts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Rupe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Mendoza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.