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 right-handed hurler was untouchable, allowing zero earned runs on five hits, pitching eight innings and striking out 12 batters, both career-highs.
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In his next 22 postseason games, one for the Rays and the rest for the Kansas City Royals, Davis worked 27 1/3 innings and allowed exactly one earned run.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 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
Kershaw, though, was unhittable, allowing one earned run over 30 1/3 innings (0.30 ERA) with 36 strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In his next 22 postseason games, one for the Rays and the rest for the Kansas City Royals, Davis worked 27 1/3 innings and allowed exactly one earned run.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 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
Kershaw, though, was unhittable, allowing one earned run over 30 1/3 innings (0.30 ERA) with 36 strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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