knock in

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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While starter Tyler Phillips held steady for six innings, giving up five hits and two runs while striking out four, Alejandro Osuna and Elias Díaz each knocked in runs in the top of the eighth that dug the Marlins a hole their offense couldn’t come out of. —

Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 Gelof knocked in a run with an infield single, and two more scored on a throwing error by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. —

ABC News, 17 June 2026 The Manchester City striker is six-foot-five, ties his flowing blonde locks in a bun and knocked in a team-high 16 goals to help Norway reach the World Cup for the first time since 1998. —

Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026 Walker knocked in the first run with an RBI single off New York opener Austin Warren (1-3) in a two-run first. —

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