Belt game 22,727 · July 4, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates take the belt
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Nationals 7–1 on the road to start reign 10,760 of the MLB belt, the 437th for the franchise.
Washington Nationals had held it since June 30, 2026, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Pittsburgh Pirates held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Braves on July 8, 2026.
10,760Reign number
437Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Washington Nationals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylen Lile | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Crews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Mead | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| José Tena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| James Wood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| CJ Abrams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nasim Nuñez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés Chaparro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Millas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Riley Cornelio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Carson Palmquist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Zack Littell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Luis García Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Gonzales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Lowe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Esmerlyn Valdez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Callihan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Konnor Griffin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mason Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Mangum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yohan Ramírez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Santana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Sanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Braxton Ashcraft | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.