Belt game 19,949 · June 18, 2009
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Texas Rangers 5–3 on the road to start reign 9,434 of the MLB belt, the 160th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since June 16, 2009, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on June 19, 2009.
9,434Reign number
160Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Murphy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Vicente Padilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Grilli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Humberto Quintero | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jose Valverde | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Backe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto Arias | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.