run batted in
noun
baseball
: a run that is scored as a result of a specific batter's hit, walk, etc.
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All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor, one of the chief culprits, has gone 3-for-27 with 10 strikeouts, one home run, and a solitary run batted in over the 12-game skid.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Chisholm started all five games and batted .238 with five hits, one home run, one run batted in and three runs scored.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, the 29-year-old hit a leadoff home run in the team’s 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox to become the first Dodger since Roy Campanella in 1955 to have nine straight games with a run batted in (RBI).
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 June 2024
But Jesse Winker -- without a run batted in since May 15 and with only two in the month of May -- struck out and Tyrone Taylor grounded out to strand both baserunners.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2023
Second baseman and cleanup hitter Slade St. Clair, a junior, went 3-for-3 with a double and run batted in.
—Skip Vaughn, al, 10 May 2023
Marta Lavandier/Associated Press Arenado remained focused on the field, going 2 for 3 with a run batted in as the US rolled to a 14-2 victory.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Chisholm started all five games and batted .238 with five hits, one home run, one run batted in and three runs scored.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, the 29-year-old hit a leadoff home run in the team’s 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox to become the first Dodger since Roy Campanella in 1955 to have nine straight games with a run batted in (RBI).
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 June 2024
But Jesse Winker -- without a run batted in since May 15 and with only two in the month of May -- struck out and Tyrone Taylor grounded out to strand both baserunners.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2023
Second baseman and cleanup hitter Slade St. Clair, a junior, went 3-for-3 with a double and run batted in.
—Skip Vaughn, al, 10 May 2023
Marta Lavandier/Associated Press Arenado remained focused on the field, going 2 for 3 with a run batted in as the US rolled to a 14-2 victory.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
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“Run batted in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20batted%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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