Belt game 21,847 · May 18, 2021
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Houston Astros 6–5 at home to start reign 10,330 of the MLB belt, the 530th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since May 11, 2021, with 5 defenses over 7 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on May 19, 2021.
10,330Reign number
530Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Chapman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Laureano | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seth Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Lowrie | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Olson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Manaea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Burch Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Canha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Kemp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chad Pinder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Yusmeiro Petit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergio Romo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Altuve | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brantley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Straw | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuli Gurriel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Correa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yordan Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Maldonado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Abreu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Scrubb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristian Javier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Jason Castro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enoli Paredes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.