Belt game 19,951 · June 20, 2009
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Minnesota Twins 6–5 on the road to start reign 9,436 of the MLB belt, the 161st for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since June 19, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Houston Astros held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on June 23, 2009.
9,436Reign number
161Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dobbs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Victorino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bako | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chase Utley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Howard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bruntlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Coste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Madson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chad Durbin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Chan Ho Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Mayberry Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Rollins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Ruiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Werth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.A. Happ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Pedro Feliz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Zaun | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ty Wigginton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Jones | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Roberts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Andino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Aubrey Huff | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Markakis | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Scott | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Salazar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Albers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Bergesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Mark Hendrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Reimold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Mora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Sherrill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danys Baez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Felix Pie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.