be knocked out of the box

baseball Of a pitcher, to be taken out of the game for giving up too many hits. The pitcher has had a stellar season so far, but he was knocked out of the box not even halfway through the game against this unbeaten team.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beatrice	be-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English), BE-ah-trees (Swedish), be-ah-TREES (Swedish)	Italian, English, Swedish
Morpheus	MAWR-fee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology
Mack (2)	-	Medieval English
Conrad	['kɔnræd]
Tania	TAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English), TAH-nyah (Italian)	English, Italian
Ennis	['enis]