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Belt game 22,796 · September 22, 2026

Minnesota Twins take the belt

Minnesota Twins beat San Francisco Giants 3–2 on the road to start reign 10,797 of the MLB belt, the 537th for the franchise.

The recap · AI-written

Twins Edge Giants 3-2, Claim Belt at Oracle Park

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San Francisco Giants0100000012

The Minnesota Twins captured the Belt Holders championship with a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. After San Francisco scored a run in the second inning to take an early lead, the game remained tight through five scoreless frames.

Minnesota broke through in the sixth inning with two runs to take the lead, then added an insurance run in the seventh. The Giants mounted a late rally with a run in the ninth inning but fell short, managing just two runs on the day.

With the win, the Twins seized the lineal championship belt from San Francisco, becoming the new holders. The belt now travels to Minnesota as the Twins await their next challenger.

Written by Claude from ESPN's box score for this game.

San Francisco Giants had held it since September 21, 2026, with 0 defenses over 1 day.

Minnesota Twins held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on September 26, 2026.

10,797Reign number
537Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held

Box score

San Francisco Giants

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Shay Whitcomb3110011————
Scott Bandura2010001————
Bo Davidson3010011————
Andrew Knizner1010000————
Drew Gilbert3010001————
Christian Koss3010001————
Jonah Cox4000112————
Duncan Davitt———————2211
Drew Cavanaugh1000100————
Victor Bericoto4000012————
Carson Seymour———————1000
Brett Harris1100011————
Grant McCray0000000————
Anthony Molina———————6426
Turner Hill4000000————
Marcelo Mayer0000000————
Osleivis Basabe1000010————

Minnesota Twins

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Brooks Lee4020101————
Kody Clemens4010001————
Walker Jenkins4111100————
Ryan Kreidler3110001————
Luke Keaschall4110100————
Taj Bradley———————6316
Emmanuel Rodriguez2000011————
Victor Caratini3000001————
Josh Bell4000001————
Jeff Hoffman———————1011
A.J. Minter———————0.2101
Kody Funderburk———————0.1201
Royce Lewis3000001————
Andrew Morris———————1001

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

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