Definition of earned run
: 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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Infante allowed eight earned runs over 4 1/3 innings in six appearances.
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Nicholas Wang picked up the save for the Patriots (6-4-1, 2-1) by pitching the final three innings, allowing five hits and one earned run.
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Northeast — 5, Marriotts Ridge (4-1, 4-2) — 0 ............123 456 7 R-H-E MR ... 000 000 0 0-3-2 NE .... 400 010 x 5-6-0 Marriotts Ridge’s Megan Hughes took the loss, giving up two earned runs and allowing six hits over six innings.
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Snow has allowed just two earned runs while striking out 50 batters over 28.2 innings.
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DeGrom also has 12 strikeouts while allowing only two earned runs in 11 2/3 innings over his first two starts.
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Gettins pitched the first 4 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs.
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In Hamels' three starts, he's combined to allow nine earned runs on 17 hits (including five homers) and nine walks in 16 innings.
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Nystasia Rowe also went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the game, and pitcher Caitlin Wood went the distance with eight strikeouts, three walks and four earned runs.
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