Belt game 22,672 · May 1, 2026
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Houston Astros 3–1 at home to start reign 10,734 of the MLB belt, the 586th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since April 30, 2026, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Astros on May 2, 2026.
10,734Reign number
586Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Anthony | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Story | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willson Contreras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Durbin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarren Duran | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelo Mayer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Zack Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Whitlock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Narváez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Coulombe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Paredes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yainer Diaz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Harris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brice Matthews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Altuve | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Walker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Shay Whitcomb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bennett Sousa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Burrows | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Bryan King | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yordan Alvarez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.