RBI
noun
plural RBIs or RBI
: a run in baseball that is driven in by a batter
also
: official credit to a batter for driving in a run
led the league in RBIs
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Cruz, who also gave up an RBI single to Anthony Seigler and a game-tying sac fly to Tsung-Che Cheng, made sure to take responsibility for his part in the loss.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The Cubs defense helped out Peterson in the fifth after Sal Frelick’s RBI single tied the game.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Otto Lopez added a triple and an RBI single.
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Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
Los Angeles tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Oswald Peraza and Logan O’Hoppe.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The Cubs defense helped out Peterson in the fifth after Sal Frelick’s RBI single tied the game.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Otto Lopez added a triple and an RBI single.
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Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
Los Angeles tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Oswald Peraza and Logan O’Hoppe.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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