earned run
nounDefinition of earned run
: 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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Logan Webb hits a speed bump: Webb struggled in his second career Major League start, allowing six hits — including two home runs to A’s center fielder Mark Canha — four earned runs and two walks. — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, "Giants takeaways: Evan Longoria visualizes success, bullpen starts to settle down," 25 Aug. 2019 The 23-year-old Nix struck out 11 and allowed three runs in 8 2/3 innings in two starts for high Single-A Lake Elsinore, with all three earned runs crossing the plate at hitter-friendly Lancaster. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Minors: Jacob Nix shines with 5 shutout rehab innings in El Paso," 20 Aug. 2019 The first two earned runs that Adam Ottavino gave up to an American League East opponent were big ones. — Kristie Ackert, courant.com, "Vlad Jr. smacks a 2-RBI triple to hand Yankees their second straight loss," 11 Aug. 2019 Lange has allowed four runs in six innings over three relief appearances for Erie, and Richan has allowed eight earned runs in 10â…” innings for a 6.75 ERA over two starts for Single-A Lakeland. — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, "Ex-Detroit Tigers: Nick Castellanos tearing it up, Shane Greene demoted," 31 July 2019 Davies, who'd allowed just two earned runs in 23 1/3 innings over his previous four starts, was tagged for four in the opening inning as Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker both hit opposite-field, two-run homers. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Reds 14, Brewers 6: Going from bad to worse in a hurry," 23 July 2019 Taking a look at Smith's final numbers from last year: 53 innings, 15 walks, 15 earned runs and, naturally, a 2.55 ERA. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants closer Will Smith by the numbers: Something freaky is happening," 15 Aug. 2019 Cortes gave up one earned run on three hits, including Cruz’s home run, and two walks. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, "Twins get bullpen help but damage already done in 10-7 loss to Yankees," 24 July 2019 The homegrown lefty allowed four triples — the most by a Rockies’ pitcher in franchise history — after 74 pitches (53 for strikes) with five earned runs, nine hits, no walks and three strikeouts. — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, "Kyle Freeland shaky in Rockies return as Reds roll to 17-9 victory," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'earned run.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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