Belt game 19,955 · June 25, 2009
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Kansas City Royals 5–4 at home to start reign 9,438 of the MLB belt, the 162nd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since June 23, 2009, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Houston Astros held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on June 28, 2009.
9,438Reign number
162Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Humberto Quintero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darin Erstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Kata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Moehler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Michaels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Maier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Callaspo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David DeJesus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Olivo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jacobs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tug Hulett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Bannister | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Roman Colon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.