earned run
noun
: a run in baseball that scores without benefit of an error before the fielding team has had a chance to make the third putout of the inning
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Michael Tonkin, Victor González and Caleb Ferguson were all credited with at least one earned run for the Yankees, who totaled three errors in the game.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in 12 of his 14 starts.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 14 June 2024
Monday marked a bounceback for Harrison, who had allowed 17 earned runs over 26 innings (5.88 ERA) in his last five starts.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
Schreyer was almost as good for Grapevine (36-5) allowing one earned run over seven innings scattering six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in 12 of his 14 starts.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 14 June 2024
Monday marked a bounceback for Harrison, who had allowed 17 earned runs over 26 innings (5.88 ERA) in his last five starts.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
Schreyer was almost as good for Grapevine (36-5) allowing one earned run over seven innings scattering six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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