Belt game 20,294 · July 7, 2011
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Washington Nationals 10–9 on the road to start reign 9,602 of the MLB belt, the 518th for the franchise.
Washington Nationals had held it since July 4, 2011, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 2011.
9,602Reign number
518Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Washington Nationals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Bernadina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Morse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Espinosa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Livan Hernandez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Wilson Ramos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Ankiel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Desmond | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Werth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Laynce Nix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Bixler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Stairs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Alberto Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Todd Coffey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Cora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Burnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Barney | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geovany Soto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Byrd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Starlin Castro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Soriano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Baker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kosuke Fukudome | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Blake DeWitt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Pena | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| James Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Garza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Sean Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| John Grabow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Campana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Marmol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.