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?

Colorado Rockies games currently have a first-inning run most often — 60% of their last 193 games.

MLB · 2,912 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 Colorado Rockies — a run in the 1st in about 6 of every 10 of their games — while Miami Marlins games stay scoreless in the 1st most often (59% 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
Colorado Rockies	193	60%	40%	32%	0.5	0.8
Minnesota Twins	192	59%	41%	33%	0.5	0.7
Texas Rangers	192	58%	42%	30%	0.6	0.6
Chicago White Sox	201	57%	43%	34%	0.7	0.7
Athletics	193	55%	45%	30%	0.6	0.7
Cincinnati Reds	193	54%	46%	27%	0.5	0.7
Arizona Diamondbacks	193	54%	46%	29%	0.5	0.6
Kansas City Royals	193	53%	47%	33%	0.6	0.6
Philadelphia Phillies	194	53%	47%	32%	0.6	0.5
Seattle Mariners	193	52%	48%	30%	0.5	0.5
Washington Nationals	190	51%	49%	30%	0.6	0.5
New York Mets	189	51%	49%	31%	0.6	0.5
San Francisco Giants	191	51%	49%	26%	0.4	0.6
Los Angeles Dodgers	201	50%	50%	31%	0.6	0.5
Los Angeles Angels	195	50%	50%	32%	0.6	0.5
Chicago Cubs	195	50%	50%	30%	0.5	0.5
Boston Red Sox	193	49%	51%	25%	0.4	0.5
Atlanta Braves	199	49%	51%	31%	0.6	0.5
Houston Astros	192	48%	52%	31%	0.5	0.5
St. Louis Cardinals	190	48%	52%	29%	0.5	0.5
Toronto Blue Jays	190	48%	52%	26%	0.5	0.5
New York Yankees	197	48%	52%	28%	0.5	0.4
Milwaukee Brewers	200	48%	52%	32%	0.6	0.4
Detroit Tigers	190	48%	52%	32%	0.6	0.4
Cleveland Guardians	203	48%	52%	30%	0.6	0.4
Tampa Bay Rays	200	46%	54%	31%	0.5	0.4
Pittsburgh Pirates	192	45%	55%	29%	0.5	0.4
Baltimore Orioles	190	44%	56%	25%	0.5	0.4
San Diego Padres	199	41%	59%	24%	0.4	0.5
Miami Marlins	189	41%	59%	24%	0.4	0.6

Last 400 days of completed games; teams need at least 8 logged games to appear. Rates update as new games are logged. Last build: 2026-10-19 12:28 UTC.

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Who scores in the first inning

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