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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However, the Yankees fell, 5-4, after Gerrit Cole permitted three dingers and four earned runs in his third start back from Tommy John surgery.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
Weymouth’s Owen Shom limited the Shamrocks to just one run and three hits through his first five innings, while Bishop Feehan’s Joe Gasse allowed five hits and one earned run through his six innings.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Arizona State upset Texas in the first game, as Kavan was uncharacteristically knocked around for eight hits and three earned runs across five innings.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
After that call-up in 2025, Barnett started five games, surrendering 17 earned runs in 22 1/3 innings with 18 strikeouts and 11 walks.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
Weymouth’s Owen Shom limited the Shamrocks to just one run and three hits through his first five innings, while Bishop Feehan’s Joe Gasse allowed five hits and one earned run through his six innings.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Arizona State upset Texas in the first game, as Kavan was uncharacteristically knocked around for eight hits and three earned runs across five innings.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
After that call-up in 2025, Barnett started five games, surrendering 17 earned runs in 22 1/3 innings with 18 strikeouts and 11 walks.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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