Belt game 19,996 · August 14, 2009
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Texas Rangers 8–4 on the road to start reign 9,460 of the MLB belt, the 517th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 12, 2009, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 15, 2009.
9,460Reign number
517Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Teagarden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Elvis Andrus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren O'Day | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Millwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Eddie Guardado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Drew | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lowell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Papelbon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Woodward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Lester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Clay Buchholz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Reddick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Casey Kotchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Takashi Saito | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.