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 two-time National League Reliever of the Year has now allowed 26 earned runs over 43 innings this season.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Chris Bassitt held the Royals to a lone hit and one earned run in six innings of work.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
It’s been a difficult summer for May, who has a 5.59 ERA and 30 earned runs in 48.1 innings over nine games (eight starts) since the beginning of June.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025
In the Longhorns’ win earlier this season, Canady gave up seven hits and one earned run with 11 strikeouts and a lone walk.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 July 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Chris Bassitt held the Royals to a lone hit and one earned run in six innings of work.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2025
It’s been a difficult summer for May, who has a 5.59 ERA and 30 earned runs in 48.1 innings over nine games (eight starts) since the beginning of June.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025
In the Longhorns’ win earlier this season, Canady gave up seven hits and one earned run with 11 strikeouts and a lone walk.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 July 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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