Belt game 20,257 · May 28, 2011
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Kansas City Royals 10–1 at home to start reign 9,589 of the MLB belt, the 133rd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since May 27, 2011, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Tampa Bay Rays on May 31, 2011.
9,589Reign number
133Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Moreland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Endy Chavez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Beltré | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés Blanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Harrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Butler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Betemit | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aviles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Francoeur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean O'Sullivan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| Matt Treanor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melky Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.