Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds for Sunday: Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks (8/21)
Let’s take a look at some No Runs First Inning prop bet odds and picks for today’s game: Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks.
Top MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Odds: Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks
The Cardinals have been playing great recently, and they’ll look for their seventh straight win this afternoon. Jose Quintana gets the nod for the Red Birds while the Snakes counter with Merrill Kelly in this game set for 4:10 p.m. E.T. from the Valley.
Quintana has two quality starts in three tries since joining St. Louis at the deadline. The left-hander is just 4-5 on the year but boasts a 3.38 ERA (30th) and 1.24 WHIP (44th) over 23 starts. Most recently, he limited the Rockies to a pair of earned runs on four hits and two walks over 5.0 innings of work. It was a no-decision effort, but the Cardinals won and improved to 3-0 in his three starts with the organization.
Kelly’s been a force this season for the Dbacks. The right-hander is 10-5 with a 2.81 ERA (15th) and 1.12 WHIP (23rd) through his first 24 starts this year. Kelly’s coming off of a dominant outing against the Giants on Tuesday, where he went 7.0 scoreless innings and gave up just four hits and two walks. The Snakes dropped the game 2-1, and Kelly took a no-decision.
Kelly has eight quality starts over his last nine appearances, and he’s looking to build off of that magnificent display of pitching against the Giants on Tuesday. He has faced the Cardinals in 46 at-bats in his career and given up just nine hits (.196). Nolan Arenado is 3-7 (.429), but Dylan Carlson and Paul Goldschmidt are a combined 0-9 (.000) against him. As for the Diamondbacks, they rank just 23rd in both team batting average (.233) and OPS (.680) against left-handed pitching. Considering Quintana has been pitching well lately, I like for this game to be 0-0 after one inning. Let’s go with NRFI in the Valley today.
Bet: Cardinals at Diamondbacks NRFI (-130 via DraftKings)
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