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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Suzuki knocked in two with a double in the third and a solo homer — his team-high 25th — in the fifth.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Walker knocked in two more runs with a two-out double in the third.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Mia DeMartini, Hillsdale softball: DeMartini knocked in three runs and hit a triple and a home run as Hillsdale topped Branham 10-0 in the first round of the CCS playoffs.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
The Huskies finally woke up in the sixth, putting runners on bases and Addi Bell doubled to knock in freshman first baseman Campbell Downing and junior third baseman Nikki Thompson.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Walker knocked in two more runs with a two-out double in the third.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Mia DeMartini, Hillsdale softball: DeMartini knocked in three runs and hit a triple and a home run as Hillsdale topped Branham 10-0 in the first round of the CCS playoffs.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
The Huskies finally woke up in the sixth, putting runners on bases and Addi Bell doubled to knock in freshman first baseman Campbell Downing and junior third baseman Nikki Thompson.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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