Belt game 20,033 · September 25, 2009
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Tampa Bay Rays 8–3 at home to start reign 9,486 of the MLB belt, the 121st for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Rays had held it since September 23, 2009, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on September 27, 2009.
9,486Reign number
121Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Borbon | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Frank Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren O'Day | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neftalí Feliz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Gentry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Upton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willy Aybar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Zobrist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Kapler | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Balfour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Carl Crawford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| James Shields | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Dioner Navarro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gregg Zaun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Bartlett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gabe Gross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Burrell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.