Belt game 22,439 · August 16, 2024
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Cincinnati Reds 7–1 on the road to start reign 10,627 of the MLB belt, the 100th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Reds had held it since August 11, 2024, with 3 defenses over 5 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on August 20, 2024.
10,627Reign number
100Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Reds
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Stephenson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ty France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Elly De La Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Fraley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Noelvi Marte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Martinez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Will Benson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| TJ Friedl | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeimer Candelario | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Spencer Steer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Stuart Fairchild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Frazier | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Freddy Fermin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul DeJong | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Long | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James McArthur | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Hernández | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kris Bubic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Massey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dairon Blanco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Lorenzen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.