Belt game 19,997 · August 15, 2009
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Boston Red Sox 7–2 at home to start reign 9,461 of the MLB belt, the 116th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since August 14, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on August 18, 2009.
9,461Reign number
116Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Borbon | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Teagarden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Darren O'Day | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neftalí Feliz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Lowell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Anderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramon E Ramirez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Álex González | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Penny | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Manny Delcarmen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Kotchman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Cabrera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.