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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Hannah Yaeger went 2 for 3 while knocking in two runs for the Raiders, who loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, only to have Byron pitcher Natalia Behrens induce a ground ball to get out of the jam.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
Edmonton scored early and often, knocking in a pair of goals in both the second and third periods, while the Panthers didn’t put a puck in the net until early in the third period, when Barkov scored.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Auto manufacturing in the U.K. has slumped to its lowest for over 70 years in a worrying development for the country’s economy, and an industry that has taken a series of knocks in recent years.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Oh, and Scofield knocked in four of the club’s 10 runs at the plate as well.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
Edmonton scored early and often, knocking in a pair of goals in both the second and third periods, while the Panthers didn’t put a puck in the net until early in the third period, when Barkov scored.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Auto manufacturing in the U.K. has slumped to its lowest for over 70 years in a worrying development for the country’s economy, and an industry that has taken a series of knocks in recent years.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Oh, and Scofield knocked in four of the club’s 10 runs at the plate as well.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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