Belt game 22,517 · May 9, 2025
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Boston Red Sox 2–1 at home to start reign 10,658 of the MLB belt, the 102nd for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since May 7, 2025, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on May 10, 2025.
10,658Reign number
102Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Keith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Dingler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Zach McKinstry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tarik Skubal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Trey Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Báez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Riley Greene | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kerry Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Torkelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gleyber Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Kahnle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Ibáñez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Will Vest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Smith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Haggerty | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonah Heim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wyatt Langford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Joc Pederson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Webb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Semien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Jung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Blaine Crim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Duran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Corbin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Adolis García | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.