Belt game 21,662 · July 21, 2019
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City Royals 5–4 at home to start reign 10,253 of the MLB belt, the 611th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since July 20, 2019, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cleveland Indians held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on July 23, 2019.
10,253Reign number
611Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Ramírez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Lindor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Plawecki | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Kipnis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Naquin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Mercado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bauers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Freeman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Goody | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Cimber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Brad Hand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Soler | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bubba Starling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Duda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Dozier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Glenn Sparkman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Cam Gallagher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge López | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Humberto Arteaga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.