Belt game 19,885 · September 28, 2008
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Atlanta Braves 3–1 at home to start reign 9,391 of the MLB belt, the 153rd for the franchise.
Atlanta Braves had held it since September 27, 2008, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 190 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on April 6, 2009.
9,391Reign number
153Team's reign
0Defenses
190Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Castillo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ty Wigginton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Loretta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Newhan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Abercrombie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Towles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Saccomanno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Miguel Tejada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Maysonet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Atlanta Braves
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Lillibridge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Gotay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Kotchman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chipper Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Corky Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Prado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Sammons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian McCann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.