Belt game 19,762 · May 16, 2008
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat Cleveland Indians 4–3 at home to start reign 9,328 of the MLB belt, the 357th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since May 13, 2008, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on May 19, 2008.
9,328Reign number
357Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Freel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Votto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Phillips | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Cueto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Hatteberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Weathers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Cordero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Janish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jared Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Blake | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hafner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Francisco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Julio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Garko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jensen Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Grady Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamey Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| David Dellucci | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Sowers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.