Belt game 19,950 · June 19, 2009
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Houston Astros 5–2 at home to start reign 9,435 of the MLB belt, the 491st for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since June 18, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on June 20, 2009.
9,435Reign number
491Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cuddyer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kubel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Delmon Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Morneau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Gómez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brendan Harris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Crede | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Slowey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Matt Guerrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Mijares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darin Erstad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Oswalt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Michael Bourn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Berkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.