Friday's 15-game MLB slate features plenty of intriguing matchups as the weekend series get under way, and that includes early-game action with No Run First Inning) and Yes Run First Inning (YRFI) picks and projections in today's games.
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Below, we’ll analyze two NRFI or YRFI picks to consider for MLB on Friday, June 20, in the Tigers vs. Rays and Reds vs. Cardinals games.
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Tigers vs. Rays — 7:05 p.m. ET
Jack Flaherty + Shane Baz — 0.5 1st Inning Runs Allowed
Tigers SP Jack Flaherty has dominated in first inning this season, with 13 scoreless first innings in 14 starts, and carrying a perfect 6–0 road NRFI mark. Across 117 first-inning at-bats, he’s yielded just 21 hits, holding hitters to a .179 average the first time through the order.
Rays SP Shane Baz has matched that excellence, also with 13 scoreless first innings in his14 starts, including a strong 7–1 home NRFI split at George M.Steinbrenner Field. In addition, Detroit’s lineup has been lackluster in the first inning, scoring a first inning run in only 12 of their last 38 games, and in three of their last 10 games.
Baz has surrendered just 24 hits in 119 first-inning at-bats, only a .202 average, rounding out one of the season’s most compelling opening-frame duels.
Reds vs. Cardinals — 7:15 p.m. ET
Brady Singer + Andre Pallante — 0.5 1st Inning Runs Allowed
Reds SP Brady Singer enters this game vs. the Cardinals with 10 scoreless first innings in 14 starts. Meanwhile, Cardinals SP Andre Pallante has thrown 11 scoreless first innings in 14 starts, which makes him 26–8 to the NRFI dating back to last season.
Singer has been stingy the first time through the order this year, limiting batters to only a .336 on-base percentage in opening-frame plate appearances; his first victim today is Nolan Arenado, who Singer has held hitless in three at-bats.
Pallante has been equally tough, allowing just a .286 on-base percentage the first time through the lineup, giving hitters problems in their first at-bats.
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