NRFI Picks — Saturday, August 22, 2026
15 games scored before first pitch. 13 graded · leans went 4-6
| Game | Pitchers | Score | Call | 1st inning | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR @ NYY | Dylan Cease vs Ryan Weathers | 95 | Strong NRFI | 1 run | ✗ miss |
| ATL @ MIL | Martín Pérez vs Logan Henderson | 83 | Strong NRFI | 1 run | ✗ miss |
| PIT @ LAD | Jared Jones vs Tarik Skubal | 83 | Strong NRFI | 3 runs | ✗ miss |
| WSH @ MIA | Jake Irvin vs Eury Pérez | 71 | Lean NRFI | 2 runs | ✗ miss |
| TB @ BAL | Shane McClanahan vs Brandon Young | 64 | Lean NRFI | 0 runs | ✓ hit |
| MIN @ SD | Dean Kremer vs Casey Mize | 60 | Lean NRFI | 1 run | ✗ miss |
| DET @ KC | Drew Anderson vs Michael Wacha | 57 | Toss-up | 0 runs | push |
| CIN @ ARI | Rhett Lowder vs Michael Soroka | 54 | Toss-up | 1 run | push |
| NYM @ CHW | Christian Scott vs Luis Castillo | 46 | Toss-up | — | pending |
| LAA @ TEX | Ryan Johnson vs Cody Bradford | 44 | Toss-up | 1 run | push |
| OAK @ HOU | Jacob Lopez vs Hunter Brown | 41 | Toss-up | — | pending |
| SF @ BOS | Blade Tidwell vs Patrick Sandoval | 38 | Lean YRFI | 1 run | ✓ hit |
| STL @ PHI | TBD vs Andrew Painter | 35 | Lean YRFI | 3 runs | ✓ hit |
| CHC @ SEA | David Peterson vs Kade Anderson | 34 | Lean YRFI | 1 run | ✓ hit |
| CLE @ COL | Tanner Bibee vs Gabriel Hughes | 19 | Strong YRFI | 0 runs | ✗ miss |
Score is the model’s NRFI confidence 0–100 at first snapshot; it is not edited after the game. “Hit” means the lean (NRFI at 60+, YRFI under 40) matched the box score. Toss-ups carry no lean.