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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After Devers’ single knocked in Ramos — who ran through a stop sign but still scored — Flores elevated the game to blowout status with a towering three-run blast.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
With two outs in the inning, Anderson gave up back-to-back hits to knock in another run.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
By the time American Express came knocking in 2011, iSeatz had morphed again, becoming one of the first platforms to allow consumers to both earn and burn points on lifestyle bookings.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Brady Short and Kyle Gordon each knocked in two runs for the Blue Devils (30-14), who will play either Wagner or LIU on Sunday, needing to win one of a two games.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
With two outs in the inning, Anderson gave up back-to-back hits to knock in another run.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
By the time American Express came knocking in 2011, iSeatz had morphed again, becoming one of the first platforms to allow consumers to both earn and burn points on lifestyle bookings.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Brady Short and Kyle Gordon each knocked in two runs for the Blue Devils (30-14), who will play either Wagner or LIU on Sunday, needing to win one of a two games.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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