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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Aledo freshman Tempe Perry put on a show from the circle, pitching seven innings, allowing zero earned runs and striking out eight batters.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
The lefty, who held the Rays scoreless for six innings his last time out, logged his longest outing of the year, holding the Guardians to zero earned runs over seven innings.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
In fact, John Brebbia, who signed a $2.25 million free agent contract with Detroit over the offseason, had thrown nine innings over eight games, allowing just three hits and one earned run — an ERA of 1.00.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Entering the game, Greene was first among starters in Major League Baseball in batting average against, runs allowed, earned runs allowed, slugging percentage and OPS since the start of 2024.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
The lefty, who held the Rays scoreless for six innings his last time out, logged his longest outing of the year, holding the Guardians to zero earned runs over seven innings.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
In fact, John Brebbia, who signed a $2.25 million free agent contract with Detroit over the offseason, had thrown nine innings over eight games, allowing just three hits and one earned run — an ERA of 1.00.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Entering the game, Greene was first among starters in Major League Baseball in batting average against, runs allowed, earned runs allowed, slugging percentage and OPS since the start of 2024.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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