Belt game 21,905 · July 23, 2021
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 5–3 at home to start reign 10,359 of the MLB belt, the 94th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 17, 2021, with 6 defenses over 6 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on July 27, 2021.
10,359Reign number
94Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Dozier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Santana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Soler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Barlow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kris Bubic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Zimmer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Dyson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Schoop | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willi Castro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Hill | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeimer Candelario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Haase | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Reyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Norris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wily Peralta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Zack Short | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Grossman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.