Belt game 19,958 · June 28, 2009
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Houston Astros 4–3 on the road to start reign 9,439 of the MLB belt, the 589th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since June 25, 2009, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Athletics on June 29, 2009.
9,439Reign number
589Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Blum | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kazuo Matsui | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Byrdak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darin Erstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Kata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Lance Berkman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Inge | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Laird | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Placido Polanco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Raburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Magglio Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Rodney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Seay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.