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.
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For his first game in the big leagues, Cole had three hits, including that home run, scored two runs, and knocked in the aforementioned four.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
September 3 - Emmanuel Rivera knocked in four runs Tuesday night and Tyler Wells won his first start in more than 16 months as the visiting Baltimore Orioles kept the San Diego Padres' recent skid going with a 6-2 victory.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 3 Sep. 2025
The shortstop knocked in two with a single, giving the Royals a 3-1 lead.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Yandy Diaz knocked in the tying run with two outs in the eighth, and Brandon Lowe followed with a single that put them ahead.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
September 3 - Emmanuel Rivera knocked in four runs Tuesday night and Tyler Wells won his first start in more than 16 months as the visiting Baltimore Orioles kept the San Diego Padres' recent skid going with a 6-2 victory.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 3 Sep. 2025
The shortstop knocked in two with a single, giving the Royals a 3-1 lead.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Yandy Diaz knocked in the tying run with two outs in the eighth, and Brandon Lowe followed with a single that put them ahead.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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