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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Betts doubled to right-center and scored on Teoscar Hernández’s RBI infield single for a 5-2 lead in the seventh, and his RBI single to right made it 6-2 in the eighth.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Green went 5 for 5 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored for the Red Raiders to raise his average to .342.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Moments later, Nick Loftin drove him home with an RBI single.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
And then the Marlins scored three runs in the sixth to take their first lead, with Jesus Sanchez hitting a game-tying RBI single to tie the game and chase Braves starter Charlie Morton before Nick Gordon hit a go-ahead two-run home run off Atlanta reliever Dylan Lee to put Miami up 7-5.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
In the second, Van Cleave had an RBI single knocking in J Ellis who led off with a double.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
Blake Ankrum and Austin Sanders had RBI hits in the inning and Delmar Perez hit a two-run home run over the wall in right field to make the score 12-2.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
In the fifth, the team got back within one after a two-run home run by Shohei Ohtani, his second in as many games, and an RBI double from Smith.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In 61 career games with the Marlins, Burger has a .310 batting average with 14 doubles, 11 home runs, 38 RBI and 33 runs scored.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Green went 5 for 5 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored for the Red Raiders to raise his average to .342.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024
Moments later, Nick Loftin drove him home with an RBI single.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
And then the Marlins scored three runs in the sixth to take their first lead, with Jesus Sanchez hitting a game-tying RBI single to tie the game and chase Braves starter Charlie Morton before Nick Gordon hit a go-ahead two-run home run off Atlanta reliever Dylan Lee to put Miami up 7-5.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
In the second, Van Cleave had an RBI single knocking in J Ellis who led off with a double.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
Blake Ankrum and Austin Sanders had RBI hits in the inning and Delmar Perez hit a two-run home run over the wall in right field to make the score 12-2.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
In the fifth, the team got back within one after a two-run home run by Shohei Ohtani, his second in as many games, and an RBI double from Smith.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In 61 career games with the Marlins, Burger has a .310 batting average with 14 doubles, 11 home runs, 38 RBI and 33 runs scored.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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