Brewers Face Padres in MLB Matchup
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The Milwaukee Brewers played the San Diego Padres in a baseball game.
This game was part of the MLB season. MLB means Major League Baseball. It is the top baseball league in the United States.
A player named Dustin May played for the other team against the Brewers. He is a pitcher. A pitcher throws the ball to the batter.
People could watch the game on TV. Fans also read live updates online. Live updates tell people what is happening right now.
Before the game, some experts made a prediction. A prediction is a guess about what will happen. They also talked about picks and odds. Odds show how likely a team is to win.
Both teams wanted to win this important game.
Vocabulary15 words
- MLB
- the name for the top baseball league in the US
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball
- TV
- television; a way to watch shows
- live updates
- new information given while something is happening
- prediction
- a guess about the future
- picks
- choices about who will win
- odds
- numbers that show how likely something is
- lineup
- the list of players who will play
- score
- the number of points each team has
- game
- a match between two teams
- team
- a group of players who play together
- batter
- a player who hits the ball
- fans
- people who like and watch a team
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- league
- a group of teams that play each other
Quiz
Answer key
1. Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres 2. He is the pitcher 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Milwaukee Brewers played the San Diego _____ in a baseball game.
This game was part of the _____ season.
A player named Dustin May played for the other team against the _____.
He is a _____. A pitcher throws the ball to the batter.
People could watch the game on _____.
Fans also read live _____ online.
Before the game, some experts made a _____.
They also talked about picks and _____.
Odds show how likely a team is to _____.
Both teams wanted to win this important _____.
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