$70,000 on Kansas City Royals - Cleveland Guardians — MLB

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1st-largest Kansas City Royals bet on tail.bet. 2nd-largest in the MLB on tail.bet.

The Kansas City Royals versus Cleveland Guardians matchup on May 5, 2026, drew the largest single wager captured on tail.bet that day: a $70,000 bet on Under 8.5 total runs at 2.10 odds. The selection landed cleanly, returning a realized payout of $147,000 and more than doubling the original stake. The fixture attracted six bets overall, with the Under 8.5 line proving divisive—this wager won while an $18,581 bet on the same selection lost, underscoring the tight margin between outcomes in low-scoring baseball markets. The user's $70,000 position was substantially larger than the next-largest bet on the fixture, a $26,802 Under 9 wager that fell short.

Kansas City Royals drew 15 tracked bets totaling $313,652 on tail.bet, with the largest a $70,000 Under 8.5 wager against Cleveland that landed a $147,000 payout. Settled positions showed a 64.3% win rate across nine victories and five losses, generating $200,829 net profit and a 64% ROI. The bet mix skewed toward parlays, though Under 8.5 emerged as the most frequently selected market in the captured dataset.