Belt game 20,291 · July 4, 2011
Washington Nationals take the belt
Washington Nationals beat Chicago Cubs 5–4 at home to start reign 9,601 of the MLB belt, the 167th for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since July 3, 2011, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Washington Nationals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on July 7, 2011.
9,601Reign number
167Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Washington Nationals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laynce Nix | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Espinosa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Rick Ankiel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Desmond | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Werth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Livan Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Storen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bixler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Mattheus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Bernadina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Clippard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Alberto Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Marquis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Cora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Pena | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geovany Soto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Starlin Castro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| James Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Sean Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Darwin Barney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Campana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kosuke Fukudome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Blake DeWitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcos Mateo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Marmol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.