Belt game 19,887 · April 7, 2009
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Chicago Cubs 3–2 at home to start reign 9,393 of the MLB belt, the 154th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since April 6, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on April 8, 2009.
9,393Reign number
154Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Byrdak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Darin Erstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Brocail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Theriot | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrek Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Koyie Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Miles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Neal Cotts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Angel Guzman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Gregg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geovany Soto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kosuke Fukudome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Heilman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fontenot | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Dempster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.