Belt game 22,243 · July 15, 2023
Chicago Cubs take the belt
Chicago Cubs beat Boston Red Sox 10–4 at home to start reign 10,520 of the MLB belt, the 540th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since July 5, 2023, with 5 defenses over 10 days.
Chicago Cubs held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on July 16, 2023.
10,520Reign number
540Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Amaya | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Bellinger | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Morel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Mancini | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wisdom | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yan Gomes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seiya Suzuki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Hoerner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Palencia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Fulmer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Stroman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Julian Merryweather | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Turner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Wong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Arroyo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Devers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Triston Casas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Walter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Joely Rodríguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Enrique Hernández | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Verdugo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Jacques | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Paxton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Jarren Duran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tayler Scott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jorge Alfaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Masataka Yoshida | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.