Belt game 20,000 · August 18, 2009
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Texas Rangers 9–6 on the road to start reign 9,462 of the MLB belt, the 492nd for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 15, 2009, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 20, 2009.
9,462Reign number
492Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Borbon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Feldman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Doug Mathis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mauer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brendan Harris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denard Span | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delmon Young | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Cabrera | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Crede | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Gómez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Pavano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Kubel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Philip Humber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Guerrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Punto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.