Belt game 21,305 · June 21, 2017
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 6–4 at home to start reign 10,078 of the MLB belt, the 87th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since June 20, 2017, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on June 25, 2017.
10,078Reign number
87Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Whit Merrifield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Hosmer | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Joakim Soria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Minor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelvin Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mookie Betts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Bogaerts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Vázquez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deven Marrero | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Robby Scott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch Moreland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Rutledge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Hanley Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Matt Barnes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Heath Hembree | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.