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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Since the postseason began, Los Angeles’ four starting pitchers — Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani — have allowed just 10 earned runs while pitching 64 1/3 innings with 81 strikeouts over their 10 playoff games.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Walker Buehler and Tyler Glasnow combined for three wins in the series, while the bullpen allowed just three earned runs over 12 innings.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Max Fried and Rodón, the Yankees’ two top starters, allowed a combined 13 earned runs over just 5 1/3 innings between Games 2 and 3.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Cortes delivered, allowing one earned run over five innings as the Yankees advanced to the American League Championship Series.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Walker Buehler and Tyler Glasnow combined for three wins in the series, while the bullpen allowed just three earned runs over 12 innings.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Max Fried and Rodón, the Yankees’ two top starters, allowed a combined 13 earned runs over just 5 1/3 innings between Games 2 and 3.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Cortes delivered, allowing one earned run over five innings as the Yankees advanced to the American League Championship Series.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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