Belt game 21,479 · July 7, 2018
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 8–7 at home to start reign 10,167 of the MLB belt, the 537th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since July 4, 2018, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Francisco Giants on July 9, 2018.
10,167Reign number
537Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Báez | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Caratini | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Russell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Zobrist | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Bote | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Schwarber | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Rosario | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Almora Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Chatwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Jason Heyward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joey Votto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eugenio Suárez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scooter Gennett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tucker Barnhart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Winker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Duvall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Jared Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Schebler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Amir Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| David Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Peraza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.