Chunichi Dragons Face DeNA at Vantelin Dome
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The Chunichi Dragons played a baseball game on August 13.
They played against the DeNA BayStars.
The game was at Vantelin Dome.
This is the Dragons' home stadium.
Hideaki Wakui was the starting pitcher for Chunichi.
A starting pitcher throws the first balls of the game.
Sano batted in the fourth spot in the lineup.
The fourth spot is often for a strong hitter.
Kosuke Ukai batted in the seventh spot.
This was his first game back after missing one game.
Chunichi wanted to score runs against DeNA's starting pitcher.
DeNA's starting pitcher was named Ko.
Vocabulary7 words
- Dragons
- the name of a Japanese baseball team
- BayStars
- the name of another Japanese baseball team
- Vantelin Dome
- a big covered stadium where the Dragons play
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- starting pitcher
- the player who throws the ball first in a game
- fourth spot
- a place in the batting order, usually for a strong hitter
- lineup
- the list and order of players who will bat
Quiz
Answer key
1. DeNA BayStars 2. Vantelin Dome 3. Hideaki Wakui
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Chunichi _____ played a baseball game on August 13.
They played against the DeNA _____.
The game was at _____ Dome.
This is the Dragons' home _____.
Hideaki Wakui was the _____ pitcher for Chunichi.
A starting pitcher throws the first balls of the game.
Sano batted in the _____ spot in the _____.
Kosuke Ukai batted in the seventh spot.
This was his first game back after missing one game.
Chunichi wanted to score runs against DeNA's starting pitcher.