Belt game 21,558 · October 14, 2018 · playoffs
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Houston Astros 7–5 at home to start reign 10,210 of the MLB belt, the 557th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since October 5, 2018, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 12 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Dodgers on October 26, 2018.
10,210Reign number
557Team's reign
5Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Devers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mookie Betts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Pearce | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Benintendi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Bogaerts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Porcello | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| David Price | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Craig Kimbrel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Brasier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy León | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Barnes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Vázquez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Springer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Maldonado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuli Gurriel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Altuve | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Correa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marwin Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Gattis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bregman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Héctor Rondón | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Reddick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Sipp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerrit Cole | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Josh James | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.