unearned run
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
With two on and one out in the top of the second, Mookie Betts let a hard-hit one-hopper blaze by him at shortstop, getting charged with an error that allowed an unearned run to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
While King gave up just an unearned run in five innings, Knack ran out of gas in a four-inning, four-run outing; a concerning result for an unproven pitcher who likely will start in the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
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 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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