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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He's allowed a total of three earned runs over three consecutive wins - and has not allowed a home run over his past four starts.
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Twelve of Verlander's first 13 starts featured two or fewer earned runs.
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Those near misses proved catastrophic against Arkansas and its starter Blaine Knight, who surrendered four hits and two earned runs over five innings.
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Congrats to Meghan King, of St. Thomas Aquinas, who had a historic run to lead Florida State to the NCAA softball title: 28 1/3 innnings pitched and one earned run.
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William Griffin replaced him and allowed only one earned run over his 4-2/3 innings of relief.
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Julia Chittick and Paige Alholm combined to allow two earned runs over the five innings.
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The 24-year-old with the funky delivery delivered another effective outing against the Nationals on Wednesday night, striking out six and allowing just one earned run over six innings.
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The junior right-hander gave up three hits and one earned run.
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First Known Use of earned run
1871
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