Belt game 20,009 · August 28, 2009
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Texas Rangers 3–2 at home to start reign 9,468 of the MLB belt, the 493rd for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 27, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 29, 2009.
9,468Reign number
493Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Harris | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Denard Span | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kubel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Delmon Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Gómez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Duensing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Justin Morneau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexi Casilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Guerrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Strop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Hunter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Julio Borbon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hank Blalock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.