Belt game 21,769 · September 8, 2020
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 8–6 on the road to start reign 10,298 of the MLB belt, the 92nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since September 5, 2020, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 7 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on September 15, 2020.
10,298Reign number
92Team's reign
5Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Freeman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy León | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Lindor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Naquin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| César Hernández | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Santana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| James Karinchak | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Plutko | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Triston McKenzie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Cal Quantrill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Pérez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Cimber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Franmil Reyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gordon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Maikel Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Gallagher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Edward Olivares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Lopez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Dozier | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bubba Starling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Barlow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan McBroom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Junis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Kyle Zimmer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.