Belt game 20,528 · September 14, 2012
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Toronto Blue Jays 8–5 on the road to start reign 9,714 of the MLB belt, the 526th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since September 13, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on September 16, 2012.
9,714Reign number
526Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lind | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Lawrie | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yunel Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Rasmus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rajai Davis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Frasor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Laffey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| J.P. Arencibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Oliver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Moisés Sierra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Janssen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Gose | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Nava | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mauro Gomez | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Ross | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aviles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carpenter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Bailey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| James Loney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vicente Padilla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Iglesias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Mortensen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Junichi Tazawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.