No Runs or More Runs - NRFI/YRFI Best Bets

@KotaCapperKyle (new school, fun) vs. @MrActionJunkie1 (old school, boring)

Note: Kyle bets to win a unit, Action bets to risk a unit. 

YTD Standings:

@MrActionJunkie1      81-55, 59.6%, up 11.7596 units

@KotaCapperKyle        39-42, 48.1%, down 8.43 units

@MrActionJunkie1 Plays for Friday (dropped on the podcast)

NRFI - Oakland Athletics at Atlanta Braves (-111)

• JP Sears gets the call for Oakland, 3.88 ERA on the season, 2.96 ERA in May. Good 1^st Inning numbers for Sears allowing 3 runs in 11 starts this year. Good numbers against the Braves allowing just 4 hits in 29 AB's. Reynaldo Lopez is on the bump for the Braves, I think. 1.75 ERA, 1.34 ERA in night games, 1.21 ERA at home. 9 starts, 0 runs allowed in the 1st.

NRFI - San Diego Padres at Kansas City Royals (-122)

• Dylan Cease goes for San Diego, 1.82 ERA on April 22nd, since that time he has allowed 3 or more runs in 4 of 6 starts including his last 3. His ERA is now 3.29, road ERA is 2.45. Cease has pitched at Kaufman many times in the past during his White Sox days with some success. Michael Wacha gets the start for KC against his former team, 4.31 ERA on the season, nothing special but he has allowed just 3 runs in the 1^st over 11 starts. Little extra juice expected against his former team. 

NRFI - Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros (-122)

• Ronel Blanco gets the ball for Houston, 1.99 ERA, 1.01 WHIP on the season. Strong effort in his first game back going 7 innings at Oakland allowing 1 run on 4 hits. 1.88 ERA at home, first inning numbers are not as good allowing 5 runs over 9 starts in the opening frame. Pablo Lopez continues to disappoint for Minnesota, 5.25 ERA on the year, 6.00 ERA on the road, 5.72 ERA in May, 4.09 ERA in the first. I continue to expect a better version of Lopez to show, hopefully he can lift the spirits of a depressed Minnesota sports fan tonight. 

NRFI - New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants (-146)

• Jordan Hicks will toe the rubber for the Giants, 2.33 ERA, 1.09 WHIP on the year. 1.85 ERA at home, just 3 runs allowed in the 1^st over 11 starts. Marcus Stroman is on the bump for the Yankees, 2.76 ERA, 1.24 WHIP this year. Excellent numbers on the road with a 1.98 ERA, 1.78 ERA in May, 1^st inning numbers are solid allowing 4 runs in 11 starts. 

@KotaCapperKyle's Plays for Friday: (dropped in the newsletter)

NRFI - Twins/Astros (-125)

Soe of you may look at this play and think that I'm an idiot! The Astros are hitting YRFIs at a 32% clip and the Twins at a 30% clip, both in the top half of baseball. Well, the Astros have Ronel Blanco on the mound who's pitched phenomenal thus far this season with a 5-0 record and a 1.99 ERA. It's not a hot take to think that the Twins will struggle early. Meanwhile, the Twins have Pablo Lopez on the bump, and he hasn't been his true self this year, but Astros hitters have struggled against him lifetime. Let's hope for a quick first inning here. 

NRFI - Padres/Royals (-130)

Although both of these pitchers would like to have better seasons thus far, these teams have struggled against them lifetime. The Padres are bringing out Dyland Cease, and the Royals batters are .286 against him lifetime. The Royals are bringing out Michael Wacha, and the Padres are .181 against him lifetime. Not great numbers from either of these two teams. Just need a quick inning here, since I wouldn't be surprised if the full game goes over. Three up, three down both ways. That's all we need.