Belt game 19,865 · September 4, 2008
Atlanta Braves take the belt
Atlanta Braves beat Washington Nationals 2–0 at home to start reign 9,379 of the MLB belt, the 458th for the franchise.
Washington Nationals had held it since September 3, 2008, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Atlanta Braves held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Nationals on September 6, 2008.
9,379Reign number
458Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian McCann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ruben Gotay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grégor Blanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Casey Kotchman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| James Parr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Nationals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Belliard | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Bernadina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Mock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kory Casto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shairon Martis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Cristian Guzman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Montz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lastings Milledge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Manning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Levale Speigner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Dukes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.