Belt game 22,250 · July 22, 2023
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Houston Astros 4–1 at home to start reign 10,524 of the MLB belt, the 542nd for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since July 20, 2023, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on July 23, 2023.
10,524Reign number
542Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Gelof | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jace Peterson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seth Brown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Blackburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Soderstrom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Erceg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Trevor May | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Pruitt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Kemp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Langeliers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| JJ Bleday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| José Abreu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Tucker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Grae Kessinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Corey Julks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Martín Maldonado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mauricio Dubón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Meyers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seth Martinez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bligh Madris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Kuhnel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeremy Peña | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Stanek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cristian Javier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Phil Maton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yainer Diaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.