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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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski’s excellent performance from the mound – striking out nine, a Milwaukee rookie postseason record – ensured that Thursday’s game was a tight affair through five innings, but LA took the lead in the sixth on Tommy Edman’s RBI single.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Freeman has only one RBI this postseason.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
However, Schwarber finished with almost twice as many home runs and 34 additional RBI.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
For the Phillies, their top three hitters in the lineup—Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper—have gone 1-for-21 with one RBI, no extra base hits and 11 strikeouts in the two games against the Dodgers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Freeman has only one RBI this postseason.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
However, Schwarber finished with almost twice as many home runs and 34 additional RBI.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
For the Phillies, their top three hitters in the lineup—Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper—have gone 1-for-21 with one RBI, no extra base hits and 11 strikeouts in the two games against the Dodgers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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