knock (someone) out of the box

baseball To force an opposing pitcher to be taken out of the game for giving up too many hits. Primarily heard in US. The pitcher has had a stellar season so far, but this unbeaten team has knocked him out of the box not even halfway through the game.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Klaudijs	-	Latvian
Patrice (2)	-	English
Rebecka	-	Swedish
Natalio	nah-TAH-lyo	Spanish
Agmundr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Raja (1)	-	Arabic