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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Early, 23, is coming off back-to-back starts of at least five innings, and no more than three hits and one earned run.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Toronto relievers allowed nine earned runs across 13 innings against the Reds.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Kolek allowed one earned run in six innings against the Tigers in his lone start.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Rodón shut down his former team on Friday night, tossing six strong innings and allowing just one earned run.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Toronto relievers allowed nine earned runs across 13 innings against the Reds.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Kolek allowed one earned run in six innings against the Tigers in his lone start.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Rodón shut down his former team on Friday night, tossing six strong innings and allowing just one earned run.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earned run
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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