What is YRFI and NRFI?

YRFI means Yes, a Run in the First Inning — a bet that either team scores in inning one. NRFI is the opposite: no run in the first. This page shows each team's real rates from logged games, so you can see which teams' games start with runs and which stay quiet.

Which MLB team has the best YRFI rate?

Minnesota Twins games currently have a first-inning run most often — 59% of their last 175 games.

MLB · 2,627 games logged

Who scores in the first inning

A first-inning run lands in 50% of MLB games over the last year. The strongest YRFI profile right now is Minnesota Twins — a run in the 1st in about 6 of every 10 of their games — while San Diego Padres games stay scoreless in the 1st most often (60% NRFI). Every team below, with the real counts.

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Average combined runs per inning, league-wide.

Team	Games	YRFI rate	NRFI rate	They score	1st-inning runs for	Against
Minnesota Twins	175	59%	41%	34%	0.6	0.7
Colorado Rockies	175	58%	42%	31%	0.5	0.7
Texas Rangers	174	58%	42%	29%	0.6	0.7
Chicago White Sox	176	57%	43%	34%	0.6	0.7
Cincinnati Reds	175	55%	45%	29%	0.5	0.7
Athletics	177	55%	45%	30%	0.6	0.7
Arizona Diamondbacks	177	54%	46%	28%	0.4	0.6
Los Angeles Dodgers	175	52%	48%	33%	0.6	0.5
Kansas City Royals	177	52%	48%	31%	0.6	0.6
Seattle Mariners	175	51%	49%	30%	0.5	0.5
Philadelphia Phillies	174	51%	49%	32%	0.6	0.5
Boston Red Sox	175	50%	50%	26%	0.5	0.5
San Francisco Giants	175	50%	50%	25%	0.4	0.6
New York Mets	172	50%	50%	30%	0.6	0.5
Washington Nationals	175	50%	50%	29%	0.6	0.5
Los Angeles Angels	178	49%	51%	32%	0.6	0.5
Milwaukee Brewers	176	49%	51%	31%	0.6	0.4
Chicago Cubs	177	49%	51%	30%	0.6	0.5
New York Yankees	175	49%	51%	29%	0.5	0.5
Houston Astros	173	49%	51%	31%	0.5	0.5
Atlanta Braves	175	48%	52%	31%	0.6	0.5
St. Louis Cardinals	174	48%	52%	30%	0.5	0.5
Toronto Blue Jays	174	48%	52%	25%	0.5	0.5
Cleveland Guardians	177	47%	53%	31%	0.6	0.4
Detroit Tigers	173	47%	53%	32%	0.6	0.4
Pittsburgh Pirates	175	46%	54%	29%	0.5	0.4
Tampa Bay Rays	174	45%	55%	30%	0.5	0.4
Baltimore Orioles	175	43%	57%	25%	0.5	0.4
Miami Marlins	173	43%	57%	27%	0.4	0.6
San Diego Padres	176	40%	60%	23%	0.4	0.5

Last 400 days of completed games; teams need at least 8 logged games to appear. Rates update as new games are logged. Last build: 2026-09-10 03:05 UTC.

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