I never bet "action" in baseball. Nole has a very unique situation that is very uncommon.
All Nevada sports books and all the offshores I am aware of use the following standard rules. Mad Jack made me aware of this and I haven't made an action bet since.
BASEBALL WAGERING RULES........
WINNERS AND LOSERS ARE OFFICIAL AFTER 5 INNINGS OF PLAY UNLESS THE
HOME TEAM IS LEADING AFTER 4? INNINGS. IF A GAME IS CALLED, OR
SUSPENDED, THE WINNER IS DETERMINED BY THE SCORE AFTER THE LAST FULL
INNING (UNLESS THE HOME TEAM SCORES TO TIE, OR TAKES THE LEAD IN THE
BOTTOM HALF OF THE INNING, IN WHICH CASE THE WINNER IS DETERMINED BY
THE SCORE AT THE TIME THE GAME IS CALLED.) MONIES WILL BE REFUNDED IF
THE HOME TEAM TIES THE GAME AND IT IS THEN SUSPENDED. EVENTS WILL NOT
CARRY OVER TO THE FOLLOWING DAY (UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED).
CASINO'S DO NOT RECOGNIZE SUSPENDED GAMES, PROTEST, OVERTURNED
DECISIONS, ETC, FOR WAGERING PURPOSES, AND ALL WAGERS MUST GO THE
DAY WRITTEN, OTHERWISE THERE IS NO ACTION AND ALL MONIES ARE REFUNDED
SPECIAL BASEBALL RULES:
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A)WHEN WAGERING ON TOTAL RUNS (OVER/UNDER) THE GAME MUST GO 9 INNINGS
(8? IF THE HOME TEAM IS AHEAD) TO HAVE ACTION. IF A GAME IS CALLED,
OR SUSPENDED, THE SCORE WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE LAST FULL INNING
(UNLESS THE HOME TEAM SCORE TO TIE, OR TAKES THE LEAD IN THE BOTTOM
HALF OF THE INNING, IN WHICH CASE THE SCORE IS DETERMINED AT THE TIME
THE GAME IS CALLED). RULES FOR THE RUN LINE WAGERS ARE THE SAME AS
THOSE FOR BASEBALL TOTALS. WAGERS ON TOTAL RUNS WILL BE REFUNDED IF
A PITCHER CHANGE OCCURS PRIOR TO BOTH LISTED PITCHERS THROWING AT
LEAST ONE PITCH. IF A GAME GOES PAST NINE FULL INNINGS AND IS NOT
COMPLETED (I.E. SUSPENDED, CURFEW, RAIN DELAY, ETC) THERE WILL BE NO
ACTION ON TOTAL AND RUN LINE WAGERS.
B)BASEBALL WAGERS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
1) ACTION - TEAM AGAINST TEAM, REGARDLESS OF THE STARTING PITCHER.
2) ONE SPECIFIED PITCHER - THIS IS A WAGER ON OR AGAINST ONE
SPECIFIED PITCHER, REGARDLESS OF THE OTHER STARTING PITCHER.
3) BOTH SPECIFIED PITCHERS - IF STARTING PITCHERS ARE NOT EXACTLY
AS LISTED ON WAGERING DISPLAY BOARD, AND/OR YOUR TICKET, YOUR
WAGER WILL BE DEEMED "NO ACTION".
NOTE: IN THE EVENT THERE IS A PITCHING CHANGE PRIOR TO THE GAME,
MONEY ODDS MAY BE ADJUSTED. IF ONE SCHEDULED PITCHER STARTS AGAINST
AN UNSCHEDULED PITCHER, "ACTION" WAGERS WILL BE COMPUTED BY THE
OPENING PRICE WITH THE NEW PITCHER.
A PITCHER IS DEEMED A STARTING PITCHER AFTER THROWING ONE PITCH.