Belt game 20,299 · July 16, 2011
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6–4 at home to start reign 9,606 of the MLB belt, the 164th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Pirates had held it since July 10, 2011, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Houston Astros held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Pirates on July 17, 2011.
9,606Reign number
164Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Humberto Quintero | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Keppinger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Barmes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Bogusevic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wilton Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Sergio Escalona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hunter Pence | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Downs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Melancon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Sanchez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Walker | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael McKenry | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lyle Overbay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Wood | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Diaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Veras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel McCutchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Resop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Maholm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Xavier Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Presley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.