Belt game 19,819 · July 18, 2008
Cincinnati Reds take the belt
Cincinnati Reds beat New York Mets 5–2 at home to start reign 9,353 of the MLB belt, the 358th for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since July 5, 2008, with 9 defenses over 13 days.
Cincinnati Reds held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Mets on July 20, 2008.
9,353Reign number
358Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Bruce | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Encarnación | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Votto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bronson Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Cordero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Anderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Tatis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Maine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Heilman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Wright | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Reyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Delgado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Argenis Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Schneider | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.