Belt game 20,260 · May 31, 2011
Tampa Bay Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Rays beat Texas Rangers 5–4 at home to start reign 9,590 of the MLB belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 28, 2011, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Tampa Bay Rays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on June 1, 2011.
9,590Reign number
36Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Longoria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Rodríguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Joyce | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Cobb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Reid Brignac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Ruggiano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Peralta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Howell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Zobrist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe López | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Shoppach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Upton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Fuld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Beltré | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Endy Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Rhodes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrés Blanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Mark Lowe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elvis Andrus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.