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 17 games since, Kimbrel has been lights out, allowing only one earned run in 16 innings (0.56 ERA) with nearly three times as many strikeouts (23) as hits and walks (eight).
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
Since taking the mound that day, Gil has tallied 16.1 innings, 21 hits, 16 earned runs, 11 walks and 14 strikeouts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
In his last outing, Birdsong allowed two earned runs over five innings with seven strikeouts but four walks.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Since he’s been back, he’s allowed only one earned run in five appearances and converted two saves.
—Abbey Mastrocco, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
Since taking the mound that day, Gil has tallied 16.1 innings, 21 hits, 16 earned runs, 11 walks and 14 strikeouts.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
In his last outing, Birdsong allowed two earned runs over five innings with seven strikeouts but four walks.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Since he’s been back, he’s allowed only one earned run in five appearances and converted two saves.
—Abbey Mastrocco, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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