Best NRFI Bets Today: Two Memorial Day NRFIs

With the Minnesota Twins struggling to make contact, positive regression looms large over Anthony Kay who quietly excels at avoiding contact despite his current WHIP.

Shortly after their opening pitch, we turn our attention towards the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals with a pair of productive arms set to take the mound.

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Best NRFI Bets for Monday, May 25

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Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox - Zebby Matthews vs. Anthony Kay (2:10 PM, EST)

In an AL Central divisional matchup between the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox, expect no runs to be scored in the first inning with both lineups struggling to generate hits—a troubling offensive trend that could soon impact both teams' AL Central odds.

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After failing to play at a competitive level last year, the Chicago White Sox have continued to struggle on offense this season, ranking in the bottom three in Contact Rate. Their inability to string together their Hits makes it hard for them to advance their runners, leaving them prone to falling into prolonged scoring lulls.

Heading into Monday’s contest against the Minnesota Twins, expect the White Sox struggles on offense to continue to persist as they battle it out against Zebby Matthews who is averaging an ERA of 1.38 and a WHIP of 0.769. Especially with Matthews capable of avoiding contact while painting the strikezone, generating less than one Hit Against per Inning Pitched.

With the Twins also struggling to generate Hits, expect Anthony Kay to round back into form as the White Sox pitcher creates Whiffs at a high rate, averaging less than one Hit Against and nearly one Strikeout per inning. The White Sox back end will also narrow the width of the Twins gaps in the outfield, fielding a group who ranks above league average in Defensive Efficiency.

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New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals - Will Warren vs. Michael Wacha (3:40 PM, EST)

With the New York Yankees incapable of stringing together their hits, Michael Wacha has a great opportunity to climb the oddsboard and improve his Cy Young odds by neutralizing their bats at the plate.

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Even though the New York Yankees are listed as one of the favorites in World Series predictions, their offense has quietly struggled to play at a high level, ranking in the bottom ten in Hit Rate. Their lack of production on offense brings in a higher amount of negative variance into their contests, lowering their chances of winning.

Against the Kansas City Royals, expect the Yankees to continue to underperform on offense, facing off against Michael Wacha who is averaging an ERA of 2.70, a WHIP of 1.026, and a FIP of 3.88. The coverage Wacha receives from his back end will also lessen the probability of the Royals pitcher getting burned by an error, surrounding him with a group who ranks fourth in Fielding Percentage.

On the other side of the field, the Royals have also underwhelmed on offense, ranking near the bottom of the board in Hit Rate, RBIs, Runs Scored, and in On Base Percentage. With Will Warren creating Whiffs at a high rate by generating more than one Strikeout per inning, the Royals will continue to struggle to barrel up the ball, resulting in an early exit in the first inning.

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Best YRFI Bets Today

• Seattle Mariners vs. Athletics - Luis Castillo vs. Aaron Civale - With the Athletics sitting near the top of the board in Hit Rate and in On Base Percentage, their offense is in a position to thrive by taking advantage of Luis Castillo who is averaging a WHIP of 1.554 and a defense who ranks 24th in Defensive Efficiency.

• Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Mets - Nick Lodolo vs. Nolan McLean - Expect the New York Mets star studded offense to snap out of their cold stretch of play, battling it out against Nick Lodolo who is averaging an ERA of 7.20, a WHIP of 1.533, and a FIP of 7.49.

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