Belt game 21,552 · September 29, 2018
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 9–4 at home to start reign 10,207 of the MLB belt, the 89th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 28, 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 30, 2018.
10,207Reign number
89Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meibrys Viloria | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alcides Escobar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Dozier | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Goodwin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Bonifacio | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin McCarthy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wily Peralta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Ramírez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Melky Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yan Gomes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kipnis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brantley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yonder Alonso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Encarnación | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Allen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Andrew Miller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Brandon Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Donaldson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Pérez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Lindor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Otero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Rosales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yandy Díaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Hand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Kluber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Roberto Pérez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rajai Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.