Belt game 19,853 · August 23, 2008
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Washington Nationals 9–2 at home to start reign 9,374 of the MLB belt, the 508th for the franchise.
Washington Nationals had held it since August 21, 2008, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 7 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia Phillies on August 30, 2008.
9,374Reign number
508Team's reign
6Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramirez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Theriot | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Johnson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark DeRosa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrek Lee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geovany Soto | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Kosuke Fukudome | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Marmol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Daryle Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Dempster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Washington Nationals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Zimmerman | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Langerhans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Kearns | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Belliard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Harris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lastings Milledge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Mock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Emilio Bonifácio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Orr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Estrada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Jesus Flores | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Odalis Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.