Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds for Astros vs. Yankees (6/26)
Let’s take a look at some No Runs First Inning prop bet odds and picks for today’s game: Astros vs. Yankees.
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds: Astros vs. Yankees
Chrisitan Javier, Hector Neris, and Ryan Pressly combined for a no-hitter yesterday in a 3-0 win over the Yankees. Houston will try to win the series 3-1 this afternoon as they send Jose Urquidy to the bump. The Yankees counter with Nestor Cortes in this A.L. matchup scheduled for 1:35 p.m ET from Yankee Stadium.
Urquidy has been serviceable for the Astros this season as he enters with a 6-3 record, 4.68 ERA, and 1.46 WHIP over 13 starts. The right-hander is coming off of a quality start, where he limited the Mets to one earned run on four hits and a walk over 6.0 innings of work. Urquidy earned the win and the team improved to 9-4 in his starts this year.
Cortes has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this year. The left-hander comes into this game with a 6-3 record to go along with a 2.31 ERA (7th) and 0.96 WHIP (8th) over 13 outings. However, he’s coming off of one of his worst starts of the year against the Rays. Tampa Bay touched him up for four earned runs on six hits over just 4.1 innings.
Cortes boasts a 1.53 ERA at home this season and his WHIP is 0.85 at Yankee Stadium. While he didn’t have his best stuff last time out, we all know what Nasty Nestor is capable of. On the flip side, Urquidy has posted two straight quality starts and limited a scrappy Mets team to one run over 6.0 innings in the last game that he pitched. He’s held the Yankees to just 4-20 (.200) in his career, so I feel comfortable backing him in the Bronx today. Let’s go NRFI here.
Bet: Astros at Yankees NRFI (-122 via FanDuel)
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