knock in

phrasal verb

knocked in; knocking in; knocks in

baseball

: to cause (a run or runner) to score

He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.

Examples of knock in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web De Los Santos came on an immediately gave up three straight singles, the last two knocking in runs courtesy of Otto Lopez and Vidal Brujan. —

Field Level Media, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024 After Jordan Woolery knocked in the tying RBI triple in the bottom of the seventh against Virginia Tech, UCLA players burst out of the dugout in celebration. —

Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 Canon Lightfoot went 2-for-4 (double and triple) with two runs scored and two runs batted in with Asa Parenteau doubling twice and knocking in a run. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024 Jeremy Peña then punched a single into right, knocking in the winning run. —

Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024 The scoring got started in the third inning as Brooke Simms knocked in two runs with a single. —

Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024 Yash Gupta knocked in Trevian Martinez in the first inning to put the first run on the board for the Colts. —

Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024 Betts snapped his recent slump with two hits, including a double that represented his first extra-base knock in 12 games, but has still seen his batting average fall almost 40 points in that stretch. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024 Monte Vista 13, Berkeley 8 Luke Claussen had three hits, knocked in four runs and scored twice and Brad Ballard homered to lead Monte Vista past host Berkeley in a non-league game. —

Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024

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