Belt game 22,594 · August 8, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals take the belt
St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 5–0 at home to start reign 10,693 of the MLB belt, the 431st for the franchise.
Chicago Cubs had held it since August 6, 2025, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Cardinals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Cubs on August 9, 2025.
10,693Reign number
431Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Walker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alec Burleson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Saggese | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Pagés | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Masyn Winn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willson Contreras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael McGreevy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Svanson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Victor Scott II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| JoJo Romero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garrett Hampson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Riley O'Brien | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Herrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago Cubs
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Happ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Tucker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carson Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Hoerner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willi Castro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Boyd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Ryan Brasier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Nate Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.