Capper Penguin's Friday NRFI Pick - 8/26

This may or may not be a revenge game for JP Sears as he was traded mid season from the Yankees to Oakland and I'd imagine he's going to try to make them feel that. He hasn't let up a first inning run in his three starts for OAK and NYY hasn't scored a first inning run in their last two games (and L10/12) including their L4 vs a left handed starter. On the other side, Gerrit Cole hasn't let up a first inning run in his L3 starts and his last 12 of 13 starts. Oakland also hasn't scored a first inning run in their last 4 games. The NRFI hit the first game this series and with the weather giving us a -15% HR and -8% run downtick I bet it hits again tonight.