Brewers Take 2-0 Lead Over Dodgers in NLCS
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The Milwaukee Brewers are winning big in baseball. They now lead the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the NLCS. The NLCS is a big series of baseball games. The winner goes to the World Series.
A Brewers player called 'Wild Bill' played very well. He got 3 hits in the game. He also had 3 RBIs. An RBI happens when a player helps a teammate score a run.
People say the Dodgers team is like a dynasty. A dynasty is a team that wins for many years. But now the Dodgers may lose this series. People call this being 'on the brink'. This means close to losing.
The Brewers are playing with strong confidence. News writers call them a 'BABIP machine'. This means many of their hits are landing well. The Brewers now need two more wins. Then they will win the NLCS.
Vocabulary6 words
- NLCS
- a big baseball competition; important games
- World Series
- the final big baseball games; the top prize
- RBIs
- points a player helps make in baseball
- teammate
- a person on your same team
- dynasty
- a team that wins for a long time
- confidence
- feeling sure and strong
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1. 2-0 for the Brewers 2. 3 3. True
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The Milwaukee Brewers are winning big in baseball. They now lead the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the _____.
A Brewers player called 'Wild Bill' played very well. He got _____ hits in the game. He also had 3 _____.
People say the Dodgers team is like a _____. But now the Dodgers may lose this series.
The Brewers are playing with strong _____. The Brewers now need two more wins to win the _____.
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