Belt game 19,897 · April 21, 2009
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers 8–5 at home to start reign 9,399 of the MLB belt, the 155th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Dodgers had held it since April 17, 2009, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on April 23, 2009.
9,399Reign number
155Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bourn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Geoff Blum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Fulchino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Russ Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Martin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Kemp | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hudson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| James Loney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Furcal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Ethier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Pierre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Loretta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon Troncoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Casey Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Kershaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Guillermo Mota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronald Belisario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.