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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Yamamoto went nine innings in Game 2 of the World Series against the Blue Jays, getting eight strikeouts with one earned run on the night.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 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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MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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