Belt game 19,968 · July 9, 2009
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 8–6 on the road to start reign 9,446 of the MLB belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 7, 2009, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on July 10, 2009.
9,446Reign number
65Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Green | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Youkilis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon E Ramirez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Masterson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Penny | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| George Kottaras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Delcarmen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Bard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Kotsay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bloomquist | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Teahen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Callaspo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guillen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David DeJesus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Freel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Olivo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joakim Soria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Pena Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Jacobs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Hochevar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| John Bale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.