Belt game 21,550 · September 27, 2018
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 2–1 at home to start reign 10,205 of the MLB belt, the 88th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 26, 2018, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on September 28, 2018.
10,205Reign number
88Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Gallagher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brett Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Sparkman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Lively | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys Viloria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rosell Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wily Peralta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Hammel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yandy Díaz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melky Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Allen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Guyer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Lindor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Edwards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Olson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Ramírez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yan Gomes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Ramírez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Otero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Rosales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Tomlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Rajai Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.