Belt game 22,773 · August 28, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Rays beat San Diego Padres 9–4 at home to start reign 10,782 of the MLB belt, the 67th for the franchise.
San Diego Padres had held it since August 26, 2026, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Tampa Bay Rays held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on August 31, 2026.
10,782Reign number
67Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Walls | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chandler Simpson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Yandy Díaz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Mateo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny DeLuca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Aranda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Junior Caminero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cedric Mullins | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Matz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane McClanahan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Ryan Vilade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Piper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Hicks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Rodríguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Padres
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Merrill | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Bogaerts | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Rengifo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Freddy Fermin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Mize | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| David Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wandy Peralta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Griffin Canning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dustin Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Machado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Hays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ty France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jase Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Cronenworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.