The MLB slate on Saturday is packed with excellent pitching matchups with the likes of Logan Gilbert, Framber Valdez and Tyler Glasnow taking the mound. A great way to get in on the MLB betting action this weekend and take advantage of low-scoring games is to bet on NRFIs — No Run First Inning wagers. With NRFIs, you're betting that neither team will score a run in the first inning — if both starting pitchers put up zeroes in the first, you win. Let's take a look at the full slate of MLB games today and offer our favorite NRFI picks for Saturday, May 4, at the best U.S. sportsbooks.
Injuries to the rotation, underperformance from the bullpen and bad luck on offense have sunk the Astros to last in the AL West.
Houston's Yordan Alvarez might be the top left-handed hitter in Major League Baseball. Literally — neither player considers himself left-handed at all. MLB and its history are dotted with men who played out of their natural handedness, a phenomenon that is seen occasionally in other sports but is a regular occurrence on the diamond. Thumb through a pack of baseball cards from just about any era and you're likely to see players who bat one way and throw the other.
No | Player | P |
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52 | P | |
41 | P | |
64 | P | |
56 | P | |
58 | P | |
66 | P | |
77 | P | |
31 | P | |
71 | P | |
53 | P | |
61 | P | |
43 | P | |
47 | P | |
56 | P | |
63 | P | |
55 | P | |
50 | P | |
62 | P | |
65 | P | |
59 | P | |
35 | P |
No | Player | P |
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17 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
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27 | 2B | |
15 | SS | |
2 | 3B | |
38 | 1B | |
16 | SS | |
3 | SS | |
28 | 1B |
No | Player | P |
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44 | LF | |
14 | CF | |
10 | CF | |
20 | LF | |
6 | CF | |
30 | RF |