Monday brings us an 8-game MLB slate with top pitching across the league, providing us with plenty of opportunities to target in the first inning on the MLB board on PrizePicks — including Yes Run and No Run First Inning (NRFI) picks.
In addition to stats like home runs, hits, and pitcher strikeouts, there are also 1st Inning Runs Allowed projections to consider on PrizePicks MLB. This is one way to get real money action on YRFI or NRFI picks and get action in the first frame of MLB games.
Below, we’ll analyze two NRFI or YRFI picks to consider for MLB on Monday, June 30, including first inning analysis for the Cardinals vs. Pirates and Orioles vs. Rangers games.
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Cardinals vs. Pirates – 6:40 p.m.
In Cardinals SP Eric Fedde's 16 starts this year, 10 have been scoreless first innings, including a 7-2 road NRFI split. The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently 8-2 to the NRFI in their last 10 games, with 31 scoreless first innings in 44 games this year.
A first‐inning showdown will feature Fedde against veteran Andrew McCutchen, whom he’s held to just five hits in 22 career first‐pass plate appearances. Fedde has surrendered only a .232 average the first time through the order in 2025.
Pirates SP Andrew Heaney has posted an 11-5 NRFI mark with a 4-3 home split, and the Cardinals have gone 61–24 to the NRFI offensively this year. Heaney’s first time through the order split results in 34 hits allowed in 135 at‐bats, and he’ll look to keep Nolan Arenado hitless for the 11th time in 10 career encounters between the two.
Orioles vs. Rangers – 8:05 p.m.
Orioles SP Trevor Rogers, recently coming off the IL, is a perfect 3-0 to NRFI this season, including a 2–0 road record. In addition, the Texas Rangers offensively have gone scoreless in 33 of 42 home games. Rogers has limited batters to just four hits in 25 first‐inning at‐bats this year, yielding a .160 average the first time through the order.
Rangers veteran SP Patrick Corbin, for his part, has been nearly as dominant at 12–2 to NRFI with a 5–1 home NRFI split, while the Orioles have managed an offensively 30-12 NRFI record in road games. Corbin has allowed 23 hits the first time through the order in 108 at‐bats for a .213 average. A first inning matchup will be against Gunnar Henderson, whom he’s held hitless in eight previous plate appearances.
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