Belt game 19,888 · April 8, 2009
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Houston Astros 11–6 on the road to start reign 9,394 of the MLB belt, the 510th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since April 7, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Cubs held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on April 10, 2009.
9,394Reign number
510Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Erstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Geary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Doug Brocail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosuke Fukudome | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Theriot | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Fontenot | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Koyie Hill | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derrek Lee | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| David Patton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Angel Guzman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Micah Hoffpauir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milton Bradley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Gathright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Marmol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lilly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.