Belt game 20,133 · July 16, 2010
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Chicago White Sox 7–4 at home to start reign 9,531 of the MLB belt, the 500th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since July 5, 2010, with 7 defenses over 11 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on July 19, 2010.
9,531Reign number
500Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Hardy | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Mauer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Cuddyer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Hudson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denard Span | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kubel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Thome | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Liriano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Jesse Crain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Rauch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Repko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Delmon Young | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Guerrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Punto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gordon Beckham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brent Lillibridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Konerko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Pierre | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dayan Viciedo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Erick Threets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Pena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Linebrink | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Floyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.