Belt game 20,598 · May 15, 2013
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 9–2 on the road to start reign 9,742 of the MLB belt, the 527th for the franchise.
Tampa Bay Rays had held it since May 10, 2013, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on May 20, 2013.
9,742Reign number
527Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Roberts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Molina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| James Loney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yunel Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamey Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Luke Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Zobrist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Farnsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cesár Ramos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Lueke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Price | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Jose Lobatón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Drew | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Middlebrooks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny Gomes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose De La Torre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Carp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Victorino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Nava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Lester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.