Belt game 20,300 · July 17, 2011
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston Astros 7–5 on the road to start reign 9,607 of the MLB belt, the 419th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since July 16, 2011, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cincinnati Reds on July 20, 2011.
9,607Reign number
419Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Keppinger | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Wallace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Pence | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Bourn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Barmes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Humberto Quintero | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Bogusevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enerio Del Rosario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Sergio Escalona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Corporán | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Melancon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Aneury Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Lee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Michaels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.A. Happ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Rodriguez Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Presley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Wood | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Fryer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Neil Walker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Correia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lyle Overbay | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel McCutchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Hanrahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Beimel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McKenry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Leroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Veras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Resop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Paul | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.