Chris Sale
Atlanta Braves · First-inning profile
87%
NRFI rate
23
Starts
1.17
F1 RA/9
+38pp
vs league
Chris Sale has kept the first inning scoreless in 87% of his 23 starts this season (20 of 23), with a 1.17 first-inning RA/9. That's better than the league first-inning NRFI rate of 49%. Over his last 5 starts he's gone NRFI 4 times.
Our NRFI/YRFI leans on his starts: 4-0
Start Log
| Date | Opp | 1st-inning runs allowed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-21 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-14 |  | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-08-08 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-29 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-23 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-17 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-10 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-04 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-28 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-20 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-10 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-04 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-28 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-20 |  | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-05-14 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-08 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-02 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-26 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-18 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-12 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-06 |  | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-04-01 |  | 0 | NRFI |
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