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Originally Posted by StLee
Why exactly is a wild pitch or passed ball an "earned" run? Is it not a run based on a screw up from the defensive team?
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If the reconstructed inning (sans errors) would have resulted in runs then they are earned.
The easiest example is runner on first reaches second on a passed ball. The pitcher then walks the batter. Since the runner would have gone to second anyway the passed ball is moot for the purpose of calculating earned runs. A subsequent error could cause it to be unearned.
From rule 10.16(a)
A wild pitch is solely the pitcher's fault and shall contribute to an earned run just as a base on balls or a balk.