Belt game 20,684 · August 19, 2013
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Houston Astros 16–5 at home to start reign 9,783 of the MLB belt, the 143rd for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since August 18, 2013, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 5 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on August 24, 2013.
9,783Reign number
143Team's reign
3Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Pierzynski | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Leonys Martin | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Andrus | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| David Murphy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Rios | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jurickson Profar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joakim Soria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Garza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Craig Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Rosales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Beltré | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Castro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Carter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Elmore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Wallace | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| L.J. Hoes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Altuve | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Dominguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Grossman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Harrell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Carlos Corporán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Philip Humber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wade LeBlanc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Villar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.