Caminero: Rays Must Adjust After 13 Strikeouts in Game 3 Loss
The Tampa Bay Rays lost Game 3 to the Cleveland Guardians.
Rays player Junior Caminero talked about the game. He said his team struck out 13 times. A strikeout is when a batter does not hit the ball. Caminero said the Rays must adjust. This means they need to change something.
The Guardians played at home. Their stadium is called Progressive Field. Many fans came to watch. The fans made a lot of noise. This is called home-field advantage. It means playing at home can help a team win.
The crowd helped the Guardians make a comeback. A comeback means a team was losing but then started winning.
A new player helped the Guardians win. People did not expect him to be a hero. His name is Petey. He became an October hero. This means he played very well in an important game in October.
Vocabulary15 words
- strikeout
- when a baseball batter misses the ball three times and is out
- adjust
- to change something to make it better
- Progressive Field
- the stadium where the Guardians play baseball
- home-field advantage
- when playing in your own stadium helps you win
- comeback
- winning again after losing badly
- hero
- a person who does something great
- October
- the tenth month of the year
- crowd
- a big group of people watching a game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of people who play sports together
- game
- one match in a sport
- win
- to be the best and finish first
- lose
- to not win a game
- batter
- the player who tries to hit the ball
- stadium
- a big building where sports happen
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1. 13 2. Adjust 3. Progressive Field
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The Tampa Bay Rays lost Game 3 to the Cleveland _____.
Rays player Junior Caminero talked about the game. He said his team struck out _____ times. A strikeout is when a batter does not hit the ball. Caminero said the Rays must _____.
The Guardians played at _____. Their stadium is called Progressive Field. Many fans came to watch. The fans made a lot of noise. This is called home-field _____.
The crowd helped the Guardians make a _____.
A new player helped the Guardians win. His name is _____. He became an October hero.
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