Belt game 20,697 · September 3, 2013
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 2–1 at home to start reign 9,789 of the MLB belt, the 539th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since September 2, 2013, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 5 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Yankees on September 8, 2013.
9,789Reign number
539Team's reign
4Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Gomes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Drew | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Middlebrooks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Napoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Carp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Workman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Victorino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Nava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Breslow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Junichi Tazawa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Koji Uehara | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Infante | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Prince Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Iglesias | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Torii Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brayan Peña | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Coke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Worth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Putkonen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Dirks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Max Scherzer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Matt Tuiasosopo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.