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First Inning Analysis

Season 2026 · linescores updated 2026-10-18 05:00:02 UTC

How First Inning Analysis Works

What this shows

For every team, a count of how its games' 1st innings went: Scored — games where the team put up at least 1 run in its own half; No Score — games where it didn't; Allowed — games where the opponent scored at least 1 in theirs; No Allow — games where the opponent didn't; Quiet % — how often neither side scored. Season counts carry their rate in parentheses. Season 2026, regular-season games with a completed 1st inning only. Note Scored + No Score (and Allowed + No Allow) always add up to GP.

Best-bets summary

The two cards above the table rank the top 5 teams for a "no run in the 1st" bet, one card per side: Won't Score — offenses that most often put up a zero in the 1st; Won't Allow — pitching staffs that most often hold the opponent scoreless in the 1st. Ranked by season rate with L10 as the tiebreaker; each entry shows season, L10, and L5 counts. A team that makes both lists is highlighted green with a Top 5 in both badge — its games lean quiet from both sides. Click any entry for the per-starter breakdown.

Below the two lists, the matchups box scans today's slate for games where a top-5 won't-score offense faces a top-5 won't-allow pitching staff — the strongest "no run in the 1st" spots of the day. A game can qualify in both directions when two quiet-leaning teams meet; each qualifying direction gets its own tag.

Season vs. Last 10 vs. Last 5

The same five columns repeat for three windows: the full season, each team's last 10 games, and its last 5 games — season-long tendency on the left, recent form to the right. L10/L5 cells are plain counts out of those 10 / 5 games. Only the Season block is color-tinted; the L10/L5 samples are too small to tint fairly.

Finding quiet teams

The table opens sorted by season Quiet % — teams whose games most often start 0–0 through one inning. Green tint always means "quiet-friendly": high Quiet%, high No Score / No Allow, or below-average Scored / Allowed. Red means run-prone first innings. Tints are relative to the league average of each column.

Per-starter breakdown

Click any row to see that team's numbers split by starting pitcher: in games he started, how often the team scored in the 1st, allowed a run in the 1st (that's the inning he pitched), and kept it quiet. Pitchers listed as probables on today's slate carry a Starting today badge. Mind the GS column — a 2-start sample is noise.

Sorting & data source

Click any column header to sort; click again to reverse. First-inning run counts come from the NRFI model's linescore feed (updated as games play); if that pipeline is paused this page's data pauses with it. Times and "today" are Central Time.

Best "Won't Score in the 1st" bets

Teams whose offense most often puts up a zero in the 1st inning (season rate, L10 breaks ties).

  1. Padres Top 5 in both122/162 (75.3%) · L10 9/10 · L5 4/5
  2. Red Sox122/162 (75.3%) · L10 8/10 · L5 4/5
  3. Blue Jays122/162 (75.3%) · L10 7/10 · L5 4/5
  4. Marlins121/162 (74.7%) · L10 10/10 · L5 5/5
  5. Orioles120/161 (74.5%) · L10 7/10 · L5 3/5

Best "Won't Allow in the 1st" bets

Teams whose pitching most often keeps the opponent off the board in the 1st (season rate, L10 breaks ties).

  1. Brewers125/162 (77.2%) · L10 10/10 · L5 5/5
  2. Pirates125/162 (77.2%) · L10 7/10 · L5 4/5
  3. Padres Top 5 in both123/162 (75.9%) · L10 8/10 · L5 4/5
  4. Cubs123/162 (75.9%) · L10 8/10 · L5 4/5
  5. Angels123/162 (75.9%) · L10 8/10 · L5 4/5

Today's best "No Run in the 1st" matchups

Games where a top-5 won't-score offense faces a top-5 won't-allow pitching staff — the strongest no-1st-inning-run spots on today's slate.

No top-5 vs top-5 matchups on today's slate.

Team GP Season Last 10 Last 5
Scored No Score Allowed No Allow Quiet % Scored No Score Allowed No Allow Quiet % Scored No Score Allowed No Allow Quiet %
Marlins 162 41 (25.3%) 121 (74.7%) 41 (25.3%) 121 (74.7%) 59.9 0 10 1 9 90.0 0 5 1 4 80.0
Padres 162 40 (24.7%) 122 (75.3%) 39 (24.1%) 123 (75.9%) 59.3 1 9 2 8 70.0 1 4 1 4 60.0
Orioles 161 41 (25.5%) 120 (74.5%) 46 (28.6%) 115 (71.4%) 55.9 3 7 2 8 60.0 2 3 1 4 60.0
Guardians 162 46 (28.4%) 116 (71.6%) 41 (25.3%) 121 (74.7%) 55.6 2 8 5 5 50.0 1 4 3 2 40.0
Cubs 162 45 (27.8%) 117 (72.2%) 39 (24.1%) 123 (75.9%) 53.1 4 6 2 8 50.0 2 3 1 4 60.0
Pirates 162 50 (30.9%) 112 (69.1%) 37 (22.8%) 125 (77.2%) 53.1 2 8 3 7 60.0 2 3 1 4 60.0
Rays 162 52 (32.1%) 110 (67.9%) 39 (24.1%) 123 (75.9%) 52.5 4 6 3 7 40.0 2 3 2 3 20.0
Brewers 162 50 (30.9%) 112 (69.1%) 37 (22.8%) 125 (77.2%) 51.9 3 7 0 10 70.0 3 2 0 5 40.0
Dodgers 162 48 (29.6%) 114 (70.4%) 45 (27.8%) 117 (72.2%) 51.9 3 7 1 9 60.0 0 5 0 5 100.0
Yankees 160 45 (28.1%) 115 (71.9%) 42 (26.3%) 118 (73.8%) 51.3 2 8 2 8 60.0 1 4 0 5 80.0
Braves 162 49 (30.2%) 113 (69.8%) 46 (28.4%) 116 (71.6%) 51.2 2 8 4 6 50.0 2 3 2 3 40.0
Cardinals 162 48 (29.6%) 114 (70.4%) 51 (31.5%) 111 (68.5%) 51.2 2 8 5 5 40.0 1 4 3 2 40.0
Tigers 162 54 (33.3%) 108 (66.7%) 42 (25.9%) 120 (74.1%) 50.6 2 8 4 6 50.0 0 5 1 4 80.0
Angels 162 54 (33.3%) 108 (66.7%) 39 (24.1%) 123 (75.9%) 50.0 3 7 2 8 50.0 1 4 1 4 60.0
Blue Jays 162 40 (24.7%) 122 (75.3%) 51 (31.5%) 111 (68.5%) 50.0 3 7 4 6 40.0 1 4 1 4 60.0
Nationals 162 50 (30.9%) 112 (69.1%) 45 (27.8%) 117 (72.2%) 49.4 4 6 5 5 30.0 2 3 2 3 60.0
Red Sox 162 40 (24.7%) 122 (75.3%) 56 (34.6%) 106 (65.4%) 48.8 2 8 5 5 50.0 1 4 2 3 60.0
Mets 162 49 (30.2%) 113 (69.8%) 52 (32.1%) 110 (67.9%) 48.8 4 6 4 6 50.0 3 2 3 2 40.0
Giants 161 46 (28.6%) 115 (71.4%) 50 (31.1%) 111 (68.9%) 48.4 2 8 2 8 60.0 0 5 0 5 100.0
Royals 162 54 (33.3%) 108 (66.7%) 52 (32.1%) 110 (67.9%) 47.5 7 3 4 6 10.0 4 1 2 3 0.0
Astros 162 55 (34.0%) 107 (66.0%) 48 (29.6%) 114 (70.4%) 46.9 4 6 1 9 60.0 1 4 0 5 80.0
Reds 162 43 (26.5%) 119 (73.5%) 58 (35.8%) 104 (64.2%) 46.9 3 7 4 6 40.0 2 3 2 3 40.0
Athletics 162 45 (27.8%) 117 (72.2%) 58 (35.8%) 104 (64.2%) 46.3 3 7 3 7 50.0 1 4 1 4 60.0
Phillies 162 52 (32.1%) 110 (67.9%) 43 (26.5%) 119 (73.5%) 46.3 2 8 4 6 40.0 1 4 3 2 20.0
D-backs 162 47 (29.0%) 115 (71.0%) 53 (32.7%) 109 (67.3%) 45.7 5 5 2 8 30.0 3 2 1 4 20.0
Mariners 162 49 (30.2%) 113 (69.8%) 55 (34.0%) 107 (66.0%) 45.7 3 7 4 6 50.0 0 5 1 4 80.0
White Sox 162 53 (32.7%) 109 (67.3%) 55 (34.0%) 107 (66.0%) 44.4 6 4 3 7 20.0 2 3 2 3 20.0
Rangers 162 48 (29.6%) 114 (70.4%) 56 (34.6%) 106 (65.4%) 40.7 4 6 4 6 30.0 2 3 3 2 20.0
Twins 162 56 (34.6%) 106 (65.4%) 58 (35.8%) 104 (64.2%) 40.1 3 7 3 7 40.0 2 3 1 4 40.0
Rockies 162 51 (31.5%) 111 (68.5%) 67 (41.4%) 95 (58.6%) 38.3 3 7 6 4 20.0 1 4 3 2 20.0

30 teams · click a row for the per-starter breakdown · counts are games (L10/L5 out of 10 / 5); (%) is the share of season games · league avg: scored 29.7% / allowed 29.7% / quiet 49.4%. See today's games view.