Belt game 20,003 · August 21, 2009
Tampa Bay Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Rays beat Texas Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 9,464 of the MLB belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 20, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Tampa Bay Rays held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 23, 2009.
9,464Reign number
31Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Zobrist | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Longoria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bartlett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Gross | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Pena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Balfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Kazmir | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Gregg Zaun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.P. Howell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B.J. Upton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Burrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Teagarden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Eyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Kinsler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Borbon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren O'Day | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dustin Nippert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.