MLB picks Friday 6/2: YRFI & NRFI best bets today: Pitcher's duel in Houston

With plenty of MLB games taking place each day, one of the quickest bets you can make is if a run will be scored in the first inning. There is value to be had and this market has become very popular over time. If you don’t like sweating out your bets for 3 hours, this one will only take about 15 minutes. We’re on 40-22 run with our YRFI/NRFI picks, so let’s keep the momentum going!

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Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros: NRFI (-130)

Anytime that Shohei Ohtani is on the mound, it’s hard not to look at playing the NRFI, regardless of the opponent. The best player in baseball is having a terrific season, as he’s posted an xERA of 2.87 while sitting inside the top-10 percentile of all qualified pitchers in xBA, average exit velocity, strikeout rate, hard hit rate and xSLG per Baseball Savant. Ohtani has started fast throughout the season and he should toss a scoreless first inning against an Astros offense that hasn’t seen much success off him in his career. On the other side, Framber Valdez is pitching like the ace of the Astros, and he hasn’t allowed a first-inning run in each of his last 5 outings. Look for this hot streak to continue on Friday.

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New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers: NRFI (-120)

For our second NRFI pick, we’re going out west for a matchup between the Yankees and Dodgers. While his last couple of starts have been middling, Los Angeles is still getting another strong campaign from Clayton Kershaw, as the southpaw continues to defy expectations in the twilight years of his career. Through his first 11 starts of the campaign, Kershaw has surrendered just 23 earned runs and has 7 quality starts en route to an ERA of 3.32 on the season. He should see early success against the Yankees lineup, as Kershaw has pitched a scoreless opening frame in 4 of his last 5 outings. Luis Severino has also been stellar, pitching to an ERA of 1.59 and allowing just 2 earned runs over his first 11.1 IP. This should be a quality pitching matchup, so I’ll take the NRFI here.

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