Blue Jays Struggle at Home Against Orioles in MLB Game
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The Blue Jays played the Orioles in a baseball game.
The game was at the Blue Jays' home field.
A Blue Jays pitcher had a bad game. He has 233 career wins. But he gave up six runs in only two innings.
The home crowd became very quiet after this.
Kazuma Okamoto plays for another team, the Rangers. He had a hard first at bat. He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
A Blue Jays player named Guerrero made a bad mistake on the field.
This was a difficult day for the Blue Jays.
Vocabulary4 words
- home
- the team's own field or stadium
- pitcher
- the baseball player who throws the ball
- innings
- parts of a baseball game
- mistake
- doing something wrong
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Blue Jays and Orioles 2. Six runs 3. False
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The Blue Jays played the _____ in a baseball game.
The game was at the Blue Jays' _____ field.
A Blue Jays _____ had a bad game. He has 233 career wins. But he gave up _____ runs in only two innings.
The home crowd became very _____ after this.
Kazuma Okamoto plays for another team, the _____. He had a hard first at bat. He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
A Blue Jays player named Guerrero made a bad _____ on the field.
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