How do you calculate an era.  millword of the red sox has given up 2 runs today and has an era of 3.86.  Help!
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ERA = Earned Run Average = \n\n\nNumber of Innings Pitched / Number of EARNED runs given up\n\nSince he is still currently pitching in the game, his ERA is still active and you can't really compute it until he's done.\n\nYou also have to remember that pitchers do not pitch in whole inning increments, they pitch in 1/3 inning increments.  So if he pitches 5 innings and gets 2 outs in the 6th before getting relieved, and gives up 3 earned runs in the process, ERA = 5 2/3 divided by 3.
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There's no single answer to this. It depends on the number of runs per inning. If one inning had no runs, the product would be 0. \n\nIf one run is scored every inning, the product would be 1, but the sum would be 9 (for 1 team). But if two runs are scored every inning, the product would be larger than the sum.
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Well, I know you lost the bet and that's before I even double checked the box scores (which you can easily do with a copy of yesterday's paper or mlb.com)\n\nHafner batted 4th. \nThome batted 3rd\nYoung batted 7th\nSweeney batted 3rd\nSalmon batted 5th\nEverett batthed 6th\nHuff batted 4th\nLopez batted 7th\nWhite batted 4th\nHillenbrand batted 6th\nOrtiz batted 3rd\nNevin batted 4th\nWilliams batted 8th\nand Thomas batted 4th\n\nSo 5 batted clean up. Less than half. \n\nI don't have the numbers about where the DH's bat over a whole season and I'm not sure where to get them, but most of them do bat between 3rd and 6th. DH doesn't automatically mean best hitter though. So they don't always bat fourth.
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Well that Red Sox rotation really trails off\n\nSchilling, Beckett, Papelbon, Matsuzaka and... Wakefield\n\nAs a Sox fan, i question the amount of money, but love the rotation for a few years.\n\nBeckett, Papelbon, Matsuzaka with a lot of young guys, Lester, Bard, \n\n\nIt has not been officially annouced, the bid has not been officially accepted, and Matsuzaka has not signed a contract - three things to remember..
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Batting Average Against.....a pitchers stat.\n\nMeans if a pitcher has a .220 BAA....all hitters he faces is hitting .220 against him.  .220 is pretty darn good.  \n\nMake sense?
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You take the number of earned runs and divide by the number of innings pitched. Then multiply by 9.\n\nYou multiply by 9 because an ERA is the average number of earned runs a pitcher gives up per full game.
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man someone needs to lay off the crack pipe sayin the tigers are better then the sox. look at the records timmie. who has the best record in baseball that would be the sox. is this even a real question because they are the defending champs and have the best record end of story
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An earned run is any run that the opponent scores except for runs scored as a result of errors.\n\nERA is calculated with this formula:\n\n(Earned Runs / Innings Pitched) * 9\n\nSo if a pitcher has allowed 22 earned runs in 93 innings, he has an ERA of (22 / 93) * 9 = 2.13
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He played last year in Toledo at AAA level,  he played a whole four innings in the whole season.  He had a ERA of 2.25.  I'm not sure if he is playing this season but I'm guessing no. Was that good enough for you?
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^ Loser. \n\n8:05 CDT.  Go SOX!!
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It means infinity.  For example, a pitcher pitches one batter and that batter hit a homerun.  The ERA is calculated by (earn run / inning * 9).  Since the total innings is 0 (he didn't get anyone out), the ERA is INF, infinity.\n\nIt happens quite often.
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As a member of Red Sox Nation, I am fed up with the middle relief.  The only ones that can be trusted now are Delcarmen and Timlin.  Taveras, Foulke, Seanez, and Riske are just plain bad.  Bring up Hansen.  Trade for some middle relief help from a bad team.  Something NEEDS to be done.
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Yeah I think it makes it harder for the AL pitchers to get though an inning. Who would you rather face Ortiz or Clemens when it come to batting. I think you might be right cause the AL has been dominate over the years in pitching, Just ask Matt Clement who hasnt caught up to the AL STYLE in 3 years.
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If our pitching stays the course, yes.\n\nThe Tigers have the LOWEST era in MLB.\n\nI can't wait to visit "The Cell" and return the favor (sweeping them at home).\n\nIt is going to be an interesting year.\n\nHistory has shown the WS champs hardly repeat, so to all you white sox fans that "claim" you can repeat, I say "Good Riddance!"\n\nWe'll talk more in September.
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I think it's only 3-games.  but hey 9-10 in the first two games of the series against the Dodgers isn't bad (4 for 5 last night with 5 RBI, 5 for 5 tonight with maybe 1 RBI)...and neither is his MLB leading (by far) .389 batting average.  Say what you want, SOX WILL FALL.  Go Twins!!!\n\nAverage up to .392!!!
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I'd love to have a chat with the person who says the Red Sox sold out...  Gee, when did THAT happen?  Last time I checked, the Red Sox weren't trying to buy up other teams players to cripple one team and stack their own.  Well guess what, they spent over 50 million for Johnny Damon and look what they got.  Another Pansy wearing Pinstripe Crybaby just like Jeter and A-Rod.  They deserve one another and last night's victory was sweet on SO many levels.  Every time the Yankees lose, I think God himself Smiles.  They are truly the evilest of empires and with my dying breath I will hiss the words:  Yankees Suck
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Total or just one team?\n\nIt ain't 15.  Sox scored 20 last night.