Belt game 21,980 · October 16, 2021 · playoffs
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Houston Astros 9–5 on the road to start reign 10,393 of the MLB belt, the 568th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since October 12, 2021, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Astros on October 19, 2021.
10,393Reign number
568Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuli Gurriel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Correa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Castro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yordan Alvarez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Blake Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Martín Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Odorizzi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Jose Altuve | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yimi García | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryne Stanek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aledmys Díaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Garcia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Chas McCormick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Hernández | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Verdugo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Martinez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Bogaerts | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Schwarber | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Arroyo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Devers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Ottavino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darwinzon Hernández | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Plawecki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Dalbec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Whitlock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Brasier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Christian Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.