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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The 28-year-old struggled in spring training and has posted an 8.04 ERA through his first nine starts, allowing 39 earned runs through 43.2 innings.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
Just last week, Ryan Pressly became the only reliever in major-league history to allow eight-plus earned runs in a game, not get an out and take the loss, in what ended as the Cubs’ largest extra-inning loss in franchise history.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Laguna Hills 6, Tahquitz 2: Nic Park allowed one earned run in six innings with seven strikeouts for Laguna Hills.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Harrison struck out seven with no walks and allowed just one earned run over five innings in Sacramento’s 16-6 loss to Reno on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
Just last week, Ryan Pressly became the only reliever in major-league history to allow eight-plus earned runs in a game, not get an out and take the loss, in what ended as the Cubs’ largest extra-inning loss in franchise history.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Laguna Hills 6, Tahquitz 2: Nic Park allowed one earned run in six innings with seven strikeouts for Laguna Hills.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
Harrison struck out seven with no walks and allowed just one earned run over five innings in Sacramento’s 16-6 loss to Reno on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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