Belt game 20,002 · August 20, 2009
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Minnesota Twins 11–1 at home to start reign 9,463 of the MLB belt, the 117th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since August 18, 2009, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on August 21, 2009.
9,463Reign number
117Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Borbon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Eyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Neftalí Feliz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delmon Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Redmond | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Gómez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brendan Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Keppel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Crede | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Manship | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Philip Humber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alexi Casilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Swarzak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Nick Punto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.