Merrill Kelly
Arizona Diamondbacks · First-inning profile
72%
NRFI rate
29
Starts
4.66
F1 RA/9
+23pp
vs league
Merrill Kelly has kept the first inning scoreless in 72% of his 29 starts this season (21 of 29), with a 4.66 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 5 times.
Our NRFI/YRFI leans on his starts: 5-1
Start Log
| Date | Opp | 1st-inning runs allowed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-09-16 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-09-11 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-09-04 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-29 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-24 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-18 |  | 3 | YRFI |
| 2026-08-12 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-07 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-08-02 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-27 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-22 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-17 |  | 2 | YRFI |
| 2026-07-09 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-07-04 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-28 |  | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-06-22 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-16 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-06-11 | | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-06-05 |  | 2 | YRFI |
| 2026-05-31 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-25 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-20 | | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-05-15 | | 1 | YRFI |
| 2026-05-09 |  | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-05-03 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-28 | | 0 | NRFI |
| 2026-04-21 |  | 4 | YRFI |
| 2026-04-14 |  | 0 | NRFI |
NRFI Today•NRFI Leaderboard•Merrill Kelly Strikeout Props•Merrill Kelly Player Page•Arizona Diamondbacks Team Page•🏈 NFL Fantasy Start/Sit•Free Tools•MLB Props Today•MLB Games
Go deeper than Merrill Kelly's first inning →
Full-game projections, arsenal breakdowns, and AI-powered prop analysis for Merrill Kelly and every MLB starter — free to start.
Get Started FreeOr browse today’s MLB games or MLB player props.