NRFI Picks — Friday, August 28, 2026
15 games scored before first pitch. 13 graded · leans went 6-2
| Game | Pitchers | Score | Call | 1st inning | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD @ TB | Casey Mize vs Shane McClanahan | 90 | Strong NRFI | 0 runs | ✓ hit |
| LAD @ DET | Tarik Skubal vs Drew Anderson | 79 | Strong NRFI | 0 runs | ✓ hit |
| TEX @ MIL | Cody Bradford vs Logan Henderson | 77 | Strong NRFI | 2 runs | ✗ miss |
| BOS @ NYY | Patrick Sandoval vs Cam Schlittler | 74 | Lean NRFI | 0 runs | ✓ hit |
| HOU @ NYM | Hunter Brown vs Christian Scott | 69 | Lean NRFI | 0 runs | ✓ hit |
| SEA @ TOR | TBD vs Dylan Cease | 65 | Lean NRFI | 4 runs | ✗ miss |
| KC @ CLE | Michael Wacha vs Tanner Bibee | 64 | Lean NRFI | 0 runs | ✓ hit |
| ARI @ SF | Kohl Drake vs Blade Tidwell | 57 | Toss-up | 2 runs | push |
| MIA @ WSH | Eury Pérez vs Jackson Kent | 54 | Toss-up | 0 runs | push |
| BAL @ OAK | Brandon Young vs TBD | 53 | Toss-up | — | pending |
| COL @ ATL | Tomoyuki Sugano vs Grant Holmes | 50 | Toss-up | 0 runs | push |
| PIT @ STL | Jared Jones vs Quinn Mathews | 46 | Toss-up | 0 runs | push |
| PHI @ LAA | Andrew Painter vs Reid Detmers | 40 | Toss-up | 3 runs | push |
| CHW @ MIN | Luis Castillo vs Dean Kremer | 30 | Lean YRFI | — | pending |
| CIN @ CHC | Rhett Lowder vs David Peterson | 19 | Strong YRFI | 1 run | ✓ hit |
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.