Belt game 19,867 · September 6, 2008
Washington Nationals take the belt
Washington Nationals beat Atlanta Braves 8–5 on the road to start reign 9,380 of the MLB belt, the 165th for the franchise.
Atlanta Braves had held it since September 4, 2008, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Washington Nationals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Mets on September 9, 2008.
9,380Reign number
165Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Kotchman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Johnson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yunel Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grégor Blanco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Hampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Jorge Julio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Lillibridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Brandon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Prado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian McCann | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Nationals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Dukes | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Langerhans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Nieves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Harris | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Redding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Emilio Bonifácio | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Hanrahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Lastings Milledge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Saul Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Boone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Hinckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Shell | 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.
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