knock in

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.

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Nick Kurtz hit two homers and drove in five runs, Jeff McNeil also went deep and knocked in four, and the Athletics beat the scuffling Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2 on Monday night. —

ABC News, 16 June 2026 Rincones also knocked in a run on a groundout in the third. —

Miami Herald, 15 June 2026 The Manchester City striker is six-foot-five, ties his flowing blonde locks in a bun and knocked in a team-high 16 goals to help Norway reach the World Cup for the first time since 1998. —

Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026 Walker knocked in the first run with an RBI single off New York opener Austin Warren (1-3) in a two-run first. —

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