Belt game 21,982 · October 19, 2021 · playoffs
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Boston Red Sox 9–2 on the road to start reign 10,394 of the MLB belt, the 197th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since October 16, 2021, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Houston Astros held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on October 26, 2021.
10,394Reign number
197Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xander Bogaerts | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Enrique Hernández | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Arroyo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Devers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Renfroe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Ottavino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Verdugo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Whitlock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Schwarber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| J.D. Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Pivetta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Travis Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Eovaldi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Christian Vázquez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Pérez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brantley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Correa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yordan Alvarez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Tucker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yuli Gurriel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Altuve | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Castro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chas McCormick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Siri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Zack Greinke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kendall Graveman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aledmys Díaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Javier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Pressly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brooks Raley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Maton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.