Catcher Gunji Praises Pitcher Yamazaki After Big Game
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Catcher Yuya Gunji talked about a baseball game. He helped pitcher Yamazaki play well. Yamazaki was the starter for his team. A starter is the first pitcher in a game.
Gunji chose the pitches for Yamazaki. This is called catching. He talked about one pitch to a batter named Yanagita. Gunji said, "That pitch was big." He meant it was very important.
The other team was the Fighters. Their manager is Shinjo. He talked about a player named Imagawa. Imagawa hit a home run. A home run is when you hit the ball very far and score a point.
This home run made the score equal. This is called a tying run. Shinjo said Imagawa looked calm at bat. He said Imagawa always feels ready to hit.
People also talked about a very surprising hit in the game. Fans were shocked. They said it was normally an easy catch for the other team.
Vocabulary15 words
- starter
- the first player who throws the ball in a game
- catching
- choosing which throws a pitcher should make
- home run
- a very big hit that scores a point
- tying run
- a hit that makes the score equal
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball to the batter
- batter
- a player who tries to hit the ball
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- score
- the number of points in a game
- fans
- people who watch and love a sport
- shocked
- very surprised
- calm
- quiet and not worried
- important
- very needed or big
- team
- a group of players who play together
- catch
- to stop the ball with your hands or glove
- game
- a sports match between two teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. He is the catcher. 2. He hit a home run. 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Catcher Yuya _____ talked about a baseball game. He helped pitcher _____ play well. Yamazaki was the _____ for his team.
Gunji chose the _____ for Yamazaki. He talked about one pitch to a batter named _____.
The other team was the _____. Their manager is _____. He talked about a player named _____.
Imagawa hit a _____. This made the score _____.
Fans were _____ by the surprising hit.