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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Kopech is still in the midst of his rehab assignment, but has hit 101 mph during his time with Triple-A Oklahoma City despite some ugly results (11 earned runs and 10 walks compared to nine strikeouts in just 5 1/3 innings).
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 31 May 2025
In the postseason, he's been even better, allowing zero earned runs over 12 appearances and 15.1 innings pitched.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
By the end of the campaign, the left-hander had put together a 1.83 earned run average, one of the best on the team.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Bauer has pitching victories in all four playoff games and has allowed one earned run in 17 1/3 innings.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 31 May 2025
In the postseason, he's been even better, allowing zero earned runs over 12 appearances and 15.1 innings pitched.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
By the end of the campaign, the left-hander had put together a 1.83 earned run average, one of the best on the team.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Bauer has pitching victories in all four playoff games and has allowed one earned run in 17 1/3 innings.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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