Belt game 19,940 · June 7, 2009
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6–4 at home to start reign 9,428 of the MLB belt, the 157th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since June 6, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on June 9, 2009.
9,428Reign number
157Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humberto Quintero | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Byrdak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Pence | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Kata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Paulino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jeff Fulchino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McCutchen | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Freddy Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Vázquez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Moss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Jaramillo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Delwyn Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy LaRoche | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hinske | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nyjer Morgan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Snell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Adam LaRoche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Chavez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.