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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

Ryan got a taste of the majors in July 2024, making his debut against the San Francisco Giants with 5 ⅓ innings and allowing an unearned run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 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

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 Burt L. Standish

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