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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In four Grapefruit League starts he’s posted 21 strikeouts with six walks and only one earned run allowed in 10.1 innings (0.87 ERA).
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Drew Gonzalez allowed one earned run in four innings for Edison (7-3, 1-1).
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
Whisenhunt allowed one earned run across three innings with four strikeouts, inducing plenty of whiffs with his signature changeup, while Tibbs drove in a run with a single.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
Along with Birdsong, Opening Day starter Logan Webb threw 3 1/3 innings at Papago Park, allowing one run (zero earned runs) with no walks and six strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Drew Gonzalez allowed one earned run in four innings for Edison (7-3, 1-1).
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
Whisenhunt allowed one earned run across three innings with four strikeouts, inducing plenty of whiffs with his signature changeup, while Tibbs drove in a run with a single.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
Along with Birdsong, Opening Day starter Logan Webb threw 3 1/3 innings at Papago Park, allowing one run (zero earned runs) with no walks and six strikeouts.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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