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The Blue Jays just can’t seem to score in the first inning. 

Toronto’s top-of-the-lineup has failed to score in the first inning in 26 straight games in one of the strangest betting trends of the last month of baseball. 

Over that period, the Blue Jays have hit an atrocious .135/.172/.191 with, of course, zero home runs, in the first inning. 

No team in MLB has scored fewer than five runs in the first inning over their last 26 games. 

The Yankees’ scorching hot offense has scored a league-leading 24 runs in the first inning over their last 26 games heading into Wednesday. 

Toronto started joining some unwelcome company a few games ago. 

Last weekend, they became just the 10th team in the past decade to have a no-run first inning (NRFI) streak of 23 games or more, per MLB.com.

They’re getting perilously close to the 2018-19 Giants’ first-inning scoreless streak of 29 games, which is the longest of the past decade.

While NRFI bets on specific teams rarely offer plus-odds, sharp bettors who were early on this curious streak would come out as big-time winners if they stuck with it. 

Ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Orioles, the Blue Jays are -275 at BetMGM Sportsbook to go Under 0.5 runs in the first inning. They’re +210 to finally break the dreadful streak. 

The Blue Jays have still managed to go 12-14 over that period, although 2024 is turning out to be a disappointing season in Toronto. 

After being eliminated in the American League Wild Card round in each of the past two seasons, the Blue Jays are off to a 28-32 start this season, the worst record in the AL East, as their young core fails to take the next step to perennial contender.