Belt game 19,869 · September 9, 2008
New York Mets take the belt
New York Mets beat Washington Nationals 10–8 at home to start reign 9,381 of the MLB belt, the 159th for the franchise.
Washington Nationals had held it since September 6, 2008, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Mets held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on September 13, 2008.
9,381Reign number
159Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Delgado | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Beltrán | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wright | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Reyes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Church | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Schneider | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Easley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Tatis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Endy Chavez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Ayala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Argenis Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Figueroa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver Pérez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Brian Stokes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Nationals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Zimmerman | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Guzman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Hernandez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Orr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wil Nieves | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lastings Milledge | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Gonzalez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Harris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bergmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Mock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kory Casto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesus Colome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Estrada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Charlie Manning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Elijah Dukes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Boone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Lannan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Mike Hinckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.