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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Tyler Anderson pitched into the seventh and Willie Calhoun had an early RBI single for the Angels, who snapped their five-game losing streak.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Nick Loftin then lifted a fly ball deep enough to right field for a game-winning sacrifice fly, his first career walk-off RBI.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
Shortstop Brent Lee, at ninth in the batting order, gave the Mustangs and 8-1 lead with a two RBI double.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2024
The Saints tried to stage a comeback in the sixth inning, with a single from Michael Helman and an RBI double to center from Matt Wallner, but those two runs weren’t enough and St. Paul fell 6-2.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 May 2024
At the very least, that would have been a score-tying RBI double had Villegas not made the grab of his life.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
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Kyle Tucker homered twice to give him a major league-leading 17, and Jeremy Peña’s RBI single with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Angels on Tuesday night.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The Wildcats added an early insurance run in the second on a single from shortstop Erin Peterson, who ended the night with two hits and an RBI.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Happ had two hits in the victory, including an RBI double in the seventh inning to give the Cubs a three-run lead, to continue his hot hitting at PNC Park.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Nick Loftin then lifted a fly ball deep enough to right field for a game-winning sacrifice fly, his first career walk-off RBI.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
Shortstop Brent Lee, at ninth in the batting order, gave the Mustangs and 8-1 lead with a two RBI double.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2024
The Saints tried to stage a comeback in the sixth inning, with a single from Michael Helman and an RBI double to center from Matt Wallner, but those two runs weren’t enough and St. Paul fell 6-2.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 May 2024
At the very least, that would have been a score-tying RBI double had Villegas not made the grab of his life.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Continue reading here Sparks box score WNBA standings ANGELS
Kyle Tucker homered twice to give him a major league-leading 17, and Jeremy Peña’s RBI single with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Angels on Tuesday night.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The Wildcats added an early insurance run in the second on a single from shortstop Erin Peterson, who ended the night with two hits and an RBI.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Happ had two hits in the victory, including an RBI double in the seventh inning to give the Cubs a three-run lead, to continue his hot hitting at PNC Park.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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