Is Shane Baz a good NRFI pitcher?

Shane Baz has a 65% first-inning NRFI rate over 26 starts, above the ~49% league average — a strong NRFI option.

How often does Shane Baz allow a first-inning run?

A run has scored in the first inning in 35% of his starts (9 of 26).

Shane Baz

Baltimore Orioles · First-inning profile

65%

NRFI rate

Starts

4.85

F1 RA/9

+16pp

vs league

Shane Baz has kept the first inning scoreless in 65% of his 26 starts this season (17 of 26), with a 4.85 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: 1-6

Start Log

Date	1st-inning runs allowed	Result
2026-08-29	0	NRFI
2026-08-23	0	NRFI
2026-08-18	0	NRFI
2026-08-12	1	YRFI
2026-08-07	0	NRFI
2026-08-01	0	NRFI
2026-07-26	0	NRFI
2026-07-20	0	NRFI
2026-07-12	0	NRFI
2026-07-07	0	NRFI
2026-06-29	0	NRFI
2026-06-23	2	YRFI
2026-06-18	3	YRFI
2026-06-12	1	YRFI
2026-06-07	0	NRFI
2026-06-02	1	YRFI
2026-05-26	1	YRFI
2026-05-20	0	NRFI
2026-05-15	0	NRFI
2026-05-09	1	YRFI
2026-05-04	2	YRFI
2026-04-28	0	NRFI
2026-04-21	0	NRFI
2026-04-16	2	YRFI
2026-04-10	0	NRFI
2026-04-04	0	NRFI