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unearned run

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. a run scored as the result of defensive errors.


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He followed that up against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, surrendering just one unearned run over six frames, keeping his season ERA at 0.00.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Ryne Stanek worked around Luis Rengifo’s one-out single in the eighth inning to pitch a scoreless frame, and Mike Baumann closed it out in the ninth, allowing one unearned run after a rare J.P.

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2024

In the third inning, a ground ball that got past Mookie Betts at shortstop led to another unearned run, the fourth in a five-run start from right-hander Gavin Stone.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2024

Sophomore Juju Diaz-Jones allowed one unearned run in four innings.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2024

In the first of the fifth, however, a cracking single and two errors permitted them to score an unearned run.

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.

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