Belt game 21,142 · June 16, 2016
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 10–4 on the road to start reign 9,998 of the MLB belt, the 609th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since June 13, 2016, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on June 17, 2016.
9,998Reign number
609Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Eibner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Orlando | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kendrys Morales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joakim Soria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Duffy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Chien-Ming Wang | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Moylan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Hochevar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Martinez | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Iglesias | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Romine | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Castellanos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kinsler | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Upton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Aviles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| James McCann | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Greene | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Verlander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.