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 188 games.

MLB · 2,803 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 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
Minnesota Twins	188	59%	41%	32%	0.5	0.7
Colorado Rockies	188	59%	41%	32%	0.5	0.8
Texas Rangers	187	57%	43%	29%	0.5	0.6
Chicago White Sox	189	56%	44%	34%	0.7	0.7
Athletics	187	55%	45%	30%	0.6	0.7
Cincinnati Reds	188	54%	46%	27%	0.5	0.7
Arizona Diamondbacks	188	54%	46%	28%	0.4	0.6
Seattle Mariners	187	52%	48%	30%	0.5	0.5
Kansas City Royals	188	52%	48%	31%	0.6	0.6
Los Angeles Dodgers	187	52%	48%	33%	0.6	0.5
San Francisco Giants	187	52%	48%	27%	0.4	0.6
Philadelphia Phillies	186	52%	48%	32%	0.6	0.5
Washington Nationals	186	51%	49%	30%	0.6	0.5
New York Mets	184	51%	49%	30%	0.6	0.5
Chicago Cubs	188	50%	50%	30%	0.5	0.5
Boston Red Sox	186	50%	50%	25%	0.4	0.5
Los Angeles Angels	189	50%	50%	32%	0.6	0.5
New York Yankees	188	49%	51%	29%	0.6	0.4
Toronto Blue Jays	185	49%	51%	26%	0.5	0.5
Detroit Tigers	186	48%	52%	32%	0.6	0.5
Houston Astros	184	48%	52%	31%	0.5	0.5
Milwaukee Brewers	187	48%	52%	31%	0.6	0.4
St. Louis Cardinals	185	48%	52%	30%	0.5	0.5
Atlanta Braves	187	48%	52%	30%	0.5	0.5
Cleveland Guardians	188	47%	53%	31%	0.6	0.4
Pittsburgh Pirates	187	45%	55%	28%	0.5	0.4
Tampa Bay Rays	187	45%	55%	30%	0.5	0.4
Baltimore Orioles	186	44%	56%	25%	0.5	0.5
San Diego Padres	187	42%	58%	24%	0.4	0.5
Miami Marlins	184	41%	59%	25%	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: 2026-09-23 16:45 UTC.

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