Belt game 22,777 · September 1, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Rays beat New York Mets 6–2 at home to start reign 10,784 of the MLB belt, the 68th for the franchise.
New York Mets had held it since August 31, 2026, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Tampa Bay Rays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Mets on September 2, 2026.
10,784Reign number
68Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Vilade | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Mesa Jr. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Fortes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Yandy Díaz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Junior Caminero | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Walls | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chandler Simpson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Mateo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jonny DeLuca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Cleavinger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Freddy Peralta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
New York Mets
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Bichette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carson Benge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Lindor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Manaea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Mark Vientos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Warren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Baty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jefry Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Morabito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Semien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Ross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Soto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jared Young | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| A.J. Ewing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.