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Earned Run
Definition:
A statistic in baseball that measures the number of runs that a pitcher allows that are solely due to the opposing team's offensive performance, excluding those that result from fielding errors or baserunning errors.
Sample Sentences:
- The pitcher gave up four earned runs in the game.
- His earned run average (ERA) was affected by a high number of unearned runs.
- The team's victory was overshadowed by the pitcher's large number of earned runs.
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