Belt game 20,171 · August 27, 2010
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City Royals 15–4 at home to start reign 9,548 of the MLB belt, the 578th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 25, 2010, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 29, 2010.
9,548Reign number
578Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Donald | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Nix | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Gimenez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hafner | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brantley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt LaPorta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Crowe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Herrmann | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Germano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Tomlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grégor Blanco | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Bloomquist | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Getz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Betemit | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Mitch Maier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Bullington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Kanekoa Texeira | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dusty Hughes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.