How to say "runs" in Japanese

• 得点とくてんJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers 'runs' as points scored in cricket or baseball. It emphasizes the points a team or player earns, so it is the natural choice when talking about how many runs were scored in a game.
  ハーフタイムでの得点とくてんはどうでしたか。↗

  What was the score at halftime?
• 点数てんすうJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounAlso matches 'runs (baseball)', but its core meaning is a numerical score, mark, or grade. It suits contexts focusing on the number itself, such as tallies; for runs as points earned, 得点 is usually the better fit.
  彼女かのじょは英語えいごの点数てんすうがよい。↗

  She gets good marks in English.

For 'runs' in the cricket/baseball sense of points scored, either word can work; choose 得点 for points earned in a game and 点数 when emphasizing a numerical score or mark.

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• 得点とくてんscoring
• 点数てんすうmarks