Belt game 20,011 · August 30, 2009
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Texas Rangers 5–3 at home to start reign 9,470 of the MLB belt, the 494th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 29, 2009, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minnesota Twins held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on September 2, 2009.
9,470Reign number
494Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kubel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Punto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Redmond | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brendan Harris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Morneau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Nathan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Rauch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Gómez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alexi Casilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Baker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Borbon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jason Grilli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Millwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.