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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On Sunday, the bullpen earned the win, giving up one earned run off three hits with five strikeouts in four innings of work.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
That group totaled a 4.42 earned run average before the calendar hit September.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
All of the others, including Kremer, have a lifetime earned run average above 4.00.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
He’s made five spring starts, allowing no more the one earned run in any of those outings, plus striking out 15 in his 16 innings.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
That group totaled a 4.42 earned run average before the calendar hit September.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
All of the others, including Kremer, have a lifetime earned run average above 4.00.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
He’s made five spring starts, allowing no more the one earned run in any of those outings, plus striking out 15 in his 16 innings.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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