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Pitcher gives up a hit to a kid with two outs. Runner advances to 2nd on a walk to next batter. Then a routine infield grounder that is an error allows the runner on 2nd to score. It is marked a run, but is it considered an earned run?

What if the runner who gets a hit then steals 2nd and 3rd with two outs, but comes in to score on an error, how is it scored?

How about if the runner on 3rd is balked in, is it earned or not?
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bballman has it, but simply put from OBR 10.16:
(a) The official scorer shall charge an earned run against a pitcher every time a runner
reaches home base by the aid of safe hits, sacrifice bunts, a sacrifice fly, stolen
bases, putouts, fielder’s choices, bases on balls, hit batters, balks or wild pitches
(including a wild pitch on third strike that permits a batter to reach first base) before
fielding chances have been offered to put out the offensive team. For the purpose of
this rule, a defensive interference penalty shall be construed as a fielding chance. 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.

There's more but this get's you the gist of it.

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