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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Sophomore Juju Diaz-Jones of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame has allowed zero earned runs in 22 2/3 innings.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As for Montgomery, the 6-6 southpaw posted a 38-34 lifetime record and 3.68 earned run average over his seven-year career, which began with the Yankees in 2017.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
Martinez has allowed only one earned run in 23 innings while accumulating a Big West-leading five saves.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Before the injury, Treinen had surrendered zero earned runs and just two hits in 3⅔ innings upon his official return this spring.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Since signing a four-year, $44 million free-agent contract this offseason, all that matters to Hicks are earned runs and innings pitched.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
Wilson was named the winner of the Brewers' Unsung Hero Award last season after recording a 2.58 earned run average while filling a variety of roles in the bullpen.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Ohtani finished the 2023 season on the mound with a 10-5 record, 3.14 earned run average, a .184 opponent batting average and 167 strikeouts in 23 starts (132 innings pitched).
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Advertisement Ohtani finished his season on the mound with a 10-5 record, 3.14 earned run average, a .184 opponent batting average and 167 strikeouts in 23 starts (132 innings pitched).
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As for Montgomery, the 6-6 southpaw posted a 38-34 lifetime record and 3.68 earned run average over his seven-year career, which began with the Yankees in 2017.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
Martinez has allowed only one earned run in 23 innings while accumulating a Big West-leading five saves.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Before the injury, Treinen had surrendered zero earned runs and just two hits in 3⅔ innings upon his official return this spring.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Since signing a four-year, $44 million free-agent contract this offseason, all that matters to Hicks are earned runs and innings pitched.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
Wilson was named the winner of the Brewers' Unsung Hero Award last season after recording a 2.58 earned run average while filling a variety of roles in the bullpen.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Ohtani finished the 2023 season on the mound with a 10-5 record, 3.14 earned run average, a .184 opponent batting average and 167 strikeouts in 23 starts (132 innings pitched).
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Advertisement Ohtani finished his season on the mound with a 10-5 record, 3.14 earned run average, a .184 opponent batting average and 167 strikeouts in 23 starts (132 innings pitched).
—Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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