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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Before facing Caminero during Houston’s 3-1 loss to the Rays on Friday, Okert had allowed one earned run in his previous 19 2/3 innings.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
So in his last two appearances against Kansas City, Seymour has allowed just one earned run and three hits with 15 strikeouts and one walk.
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Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
But the last two weeks have been atrocious, to the tune of 11 earned runs in his last nine innings.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Gray yielded one earned run – a solo homer by third baseman Willi Castro in the bottom of the second – on six hits and walked three in seven innings.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2026
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
So in his last two appearances against Kansas City, Seymour has allowed just one earned run and three hits with 15 strikeouts and one walk.
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Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
But the last two weeks have been atrocious, to the tune of 11 earned runs in his last nine innings.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Gray yielded one earned run – a solo homer by third baseman Willi Castro in the bottom of the second – on six hits and walked three in seven innings.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2026
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“Earned run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earned%20run. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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