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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Starting pitcher Madi Doty allowed five hits and one earned run through 10 innings of work in the series.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Krings went 4 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on just two hits with three strikeouts.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
Krings went 4 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on just two hits with three strikeouts.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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