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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Schreyer was almost as good for Grapevine (36-5) allowing one earned run over seven innings scattering six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
The veteran right-hander allowed one earned run in six innings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
Too much barnstorming and too many impromptu ball games for every home run and earned run to have been documented by a box score.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Starting pitcher Madi Doty allowed five hits and one earned run through 10 innings of work in the series.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
The veteran right-hander allowed one earned run in six innings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
Too much barnstorming and too many impromptu ball games for every home run and earned run to have been documented by a box score.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Starting pitcher Madi Doty allowed five hits and one earned run through 10 innings of work in the series.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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