Bet the Wrong Side? Get Slaughtered in the Process? Sports.com will have Mercy and Pay you Back! *

A slaughter rule, also known by the slightly more polite term "mercy rule", brings a sports event to an early end when one team has a very large and presumably insurmountable lead over the other team. The winning team is said to be "slaughtering" the losing team. Slaughter rules are most common in games such as baseball or softball, where there is no game clock and play could theoretically continue forever.

For example, in softball, if a team is winning by 15 runs after 5 innings, the slaughter rule might be invoked.

The slaughter rule is used in amateur leagues, but seldom in professional leagues. It is common in video game simulations of sports because it helps move the game along.

Sports.com Will Refund your Total Bets When you get Slaughtered

Sports.com defines the Slaughter Rule as getting beat by 10 runs or more once the final score is posted. If you bet the Under in a game where the Slaughter Rule is in effect, Sports.com will refund your losing under wagers.

So if your Under Bet goes bust, start cheering for homeruns because the Slaughter Rule is always in play.

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* We refund all losing wagers for those who bet on the Under of the Total. Money Lines, Run Lines, parlays, ifbets, proposition and future wagers not included in this promotion. Refunds will be posted to your account within 24 hours.

This promotion is only valid for regular season baseball games, playoff games are not considered as part of this promotion.

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