<P> In baseball, an earned run is any run that was fully enabled by the offensive team's production in the face of competent play from the defensive team . Conversely, an unearned run is a run that would not have been scored without the aid of an error or a passed ball committed by the defense . </P> <P> An unearned run counts just as much as any other run for the purpose of determining the score of the game . However, it is "unearned" in that it was, in a sense, "given away" by the defensive team . </P>

Difference between a run and an earned run
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