The 2025 MLB season continues on Wednesday with all 30 teams in action. Several entertaining games are scheduled, including a National League collision between the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies. A clash between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays will surely draw attention on the American League side.
Sports bettors wanting to get in on the action without sweating through an entire nine-inning contest can turn to MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) tickets for a quick result. Here's a peek at an MLB NRFI option that stick out for Orioles vs. Rangers.
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Wednesday’s Best MLB NRFI Picks: Orioles vs. Rangers
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Baltimore Orioles (+126) at Texas Rangers (-148)
Starting Pitchers: Tomoyuki Sugano vs. Nathan Eovaldi
The Rangers rebounded from a 10-6 loss to the Orioles on Monday with a 10-2 victory on Tuesday. It sets up an intriguing rubber match at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. Nathan Eovaldi (4-3, 1.87 ERA) draws the nod for Texas, while Tomoyuki Sugano (6-4, 4.06 ERA) toes the slab for Baltimore. The first inning has ended with zeroes on the scoreboard in eight of the previous 11 meetings between these American League foes.
This is a great spot for Eovaldi to get into a groove after recently returning from a triceps injury. The Orioles sport a league-low .274 on-base percentage from the first spot in their batting order. Of course, it’s tough to score without the leadoff man getting on. Baltimore checks in 27th in first-inning runs (31). Eovaldi sports a 2.08 first-inning ERA and should have no trouble improving that number in front of the home crowd.
Eovaldi isn’t the only one to benefit from a shaky offense on the opposing side. Sugano will battle a Rangers roster that has recorded a woeful .230/.299/.375 slash line against right-handed pitching this campaign. Add to that the fact that Texas has not tallied a single first-inning run across its last 10 contests. Expect Sugano to confuse hitters by mixing up his six-pitch arsenal and finish the opening frame unscathed.
Pick: NRFI (-111)
