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 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 Shohei Ohtani, who scored the Dodgers’ first run after stealing second base, knocked in another run in the fifth, delivering in a situational at-bat after starting the season one for 19 with runners in scoring position. —

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024 Duran then bounced a single up the middle to knock in Smith. —

Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024 In all, 15 Spartans knocked in at least one run and 18 had at least one hit. —

Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024 Woodland’s 6-year-old son, Jax, ended the round for his dad, taking over and knocking in a 12-foot birdie putt from just off the green’s front edge on No. 9. —

Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024 Benjamin Tower and Joshua Parras knocked in Logan’s runs as the Colts moved to 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the league. —

Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024

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