Belt game 21,554 · October 5, 2018 · playoffs
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Cleveland Indians 7–2 at home to start reign 10,209 of the MLB belt, the 180th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 30, 2018, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Houston Astros held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on October 14, 2018.
10,209Reign number
180Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler White | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bregman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Reddick | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Springer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Maldonado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuli Gurriel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Altuve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Osuna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Correa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Pressly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Myles Straw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Marisnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Verlander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Gomes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brantley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Lindor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Edwin Encarnación | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Allen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Ramírez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yonder Alonso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Cimber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Otero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Melky Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Bauer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Kluber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.