When the summer heats up, MLB moves to the forefront of sports action during the summer, as the NBA and NHL seasons end. And one of the most exciting ways to get action on MLB is with YRFI and NRFI picks.
Below we will take a look at one of the more thrilling projections to play to get action on MLB — Yes Run First Inning (YRFI) and No Run First Inning (NRFI). Making picks on either allow you to get real money action in the first inning of MLB games.
With the First Inning Runs Allowed category on the PrizePicks MLB, you can play NRFI or YRFI on PrizePicks every day. With games every day, PrizePicks offers thousands of player projections — from home runs to strikeouts — you can win real money using your MLB knowledge.
Make More or Less predictions on two or more stat projections to lock in your lineup and win real money while enjoying MLB in the summer months.
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What Does NRFI Mean in Baseball?
The biggest question someone might ask is, what exactly is a NRFI? NRFI stands for “No run first inning” and it is just as simple as it sounds. If you pick No Run First Inning, you are predicting that no runs will be scored in the first inning.
Six simple outs — three for each team — is all it takes to cash a NRFI.
The goal of a NRFI is for the starting pitchers of both teams of a game to avoid allowing a run in the first inning against the top of the order. As long as neither team is able to score in the first inning, then the NRFI cashes.
What Does YRFI Mean in Baseball?
On the other hand, there is also YRFI — or "Yes Run First Inning." By picking Yes Run First Inning, you are predicting that at least one run will be scored in the first inning, the opposite or NRFI.
How to Make NRFI Picks on PrizePicks MLB
Making YRFI or NRFI picks is really simple on PrizePicks — where you fan make daily sports predictions to win real money.
PrizePicks offers YRFI/NRFI as combo projection both starting pitchers for a specific game to give up More or Less than 0.5 1st Inning Runs. To play a YRFI or NRFI on PrizePicks just do the following:
- Go to the PrizePicks MLB stat type of “1st Inning Runs Allowed”
- Look at the MLB board or search for the starting pitchers of the game of your choice
- Choose either More (equivalent to YRFI) or Less (equivalent to NRFI) on the 0.5 combined projection of both starting pitchers, depending on whether or not you believe the game will have a first-inning run.
- Combine this pick with either another 1st Inning Runs Allowed projection or any other MLB projection of your choosing and submit your Lineup.
NRFI Pick Example on PrizePicks
Here's an example of a 1st Inning Runs Allowed projection on PrizePicks MLB, which is a simple way to get YRFI or NRFI action on MLB games. This is a combo projection for both starting pitchers.
For the example in the image above, ATH/TB indicates the teams playing in the game — Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays. Predict More or Less on whether A's starting pitcher Jeffery Springs and Rays starting pitcher Shane Baz will give up one or more runs in the first inning — earned or unearned.
More is similar to YRFI, indicating you predict a run will be scored in the first inning. Less is similar to NRFI, which is like predicting a run will not be scored in the first inning.
There are many of these kind of projections on the PrizePicks MLB board every day.
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Make NRFI Picks on PrizePicks
NRFI — or No Run First Inning — picks can bring a lot of stress at the beginning of an MLB game, as every pitch matters in the first frame, but it can also be the most exhilarating part or a game. NRFI is also one of the fastest projections to cash in MLB DFS, as it only lasts for one inning.
Lock in your MLB NRFI picks today on PrizePicks by using the 1st Inning Runs Allowed MLB board.
Build your MLB Lineup on PrizePicks with your favorite MLB player projections and win real money if your picks are correct. All you have to do is pick More or Less on at least two player projections — like NRFI or strikeouts — to win.
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