Let’s take a look at some No Runs First Inning prop bet odds and picks for today’s game: Nationals vs. Padres.
Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds: Nationals vs. Padres
The Nats have won the first two games of their four-game weekend series with the Padres. They'll turn to Josiah Gray this evening while the Friars go with Joe Musgrove in this N.L. clash set for 8:40 p.m. ET from Petco Park.
Gray sits at 7-8 entering tonight’s game and comes in with a 4.79 ERA and 1.29 WHIP over 22 starts. The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Cubs and posted a quality start in a no-decision effort. Gray went 6.0 innings and surrendered three earned runs on five hits and a pair of walks in the 5-4 win.
Musgrove started out the 2022 season on fire and had Cy Young ambitions. However, he's fallen off a touch but still has great overall numbers. The right-hander is 8-6 with a 2.98 ERA (18th) and 1.03 WHIP (15th) over 21 starts. Musgrove collected a quality start against the Marlins when he took the ball on Monday night. However, it was a 3-0 losing effort where he gave up all three earned runs on eight hits over 6.0 innings.
Musgrove sees his ERA dip to 2.87 when pitching at Petco, and opponents are hitting just .215 against him. He's limited the Curly W's to a .267 batting average over 30 at-bats in his career, including 5-12 (.417) from Nelson Cruz (all singles), 0-5 (.000) from Cesar Hernandez, and 0-2 (.000) from Maikel Franco. As for Gray, he's only faced Jorge Alfaro and Brandon Drury in his career. The duo is a combined 1-6 (.167), with Alfaro recording a single. Gray's been better on the road this year, posting a 3.21 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 61.2 innings of work. Let's lock in NRFI in San Diego tonight.
Nationals at Padres NRFI (-125 via DraftKings)
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