Belt game 20,256 · May 27, 2011
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Texas Rangers 12–7 on the road to start reign 9,588 of the MLB belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 25, 2011, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 28, 2011.
9,588Reign number
72Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Moreland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Beltré | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Gentry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Kirkman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Endy Chavez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Rhodes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colby Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Neftalí Feliz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Bush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hosmer | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Betemit | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Butler | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Melky Cabrera | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Treanor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brayan Peña | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joakim Soria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Getz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Coleman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Aviles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Paulino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Blake Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nate Adcock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Everett Teaford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.