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.

Examples of knock in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The franchise took a further knock in 2022, when Netflix canceled the Resident Evil TV series after one season. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

His single in the fourth inning knocked in Ethan Salas, who had tripled for his first hit in the majors in his 16th at-bat. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

What often gets overlooked, the run Herman did knock in turned out to be the winning run in the game. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Imagine having an injured Minteh rather than Gakpo, and then Isak picking up a knock in the coming weeks. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026