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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Freeman, like Ohtani battling through injury, picked up the World Series MVP award, knocking in two of the Dodgers’ runs tonight to give him a World Series-record 12 RBIs. —

Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024 However, that belief took a bit of a knock in September when the company put its U.S. onshore business - BP Wind Energy - up for sale. —

Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 Had Bogaerts knocked in the runners on base, Dodgers fans have would been second-guessing Roberts all off-season, or at least until he was fired. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 The video starts with Shakira waking up to a house keeper’s knock in a messy hotel room with a number of her friends sprawled across the floors and mattress. —

Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for knock in