Belt game 22,248 · July 20, 2023
Houston Astros take the belt
Houston Astros beat Oakland Athletics 3–1 on the road to start reign 10,523 of the MLB belt, the 205th for the franchise.
Oakland Athletics had held it since July 18, 2023, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Houston Astros held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Athletics on July 22, 2023.
10,523Reign number
205Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Brown | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Zack Gelof | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jace Peterson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Aledmys Díaz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Soderstrom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Kemp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hogan Harris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| JJ Bleday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Freddy Tarnok | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mauricio Dubón | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Peña | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chas McCormick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Julks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Abreu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Jake Meyers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Abreu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Pressly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yainer Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.