Cubs and Cardinals Face Off in MLB Series
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The Chicago Cubs are playing the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball series.
The games are at Wrigley Field. This is the Cubs' home stadium.
Cardinals pitcher Holmes will play. Cubs pitcher Boyd will also play.
Cubs pitcher Imanaga was going to play too. But there was a change.
Now Edward Cabrera will pitch for the Cubs instead of Imanaga.
A pitcher is a very important player. He throws the ball to start each play.
People who like baseball are excited for this series.
They want to know who will win the games.
Vocabulary10 words
- series
- many games between two teams, one after another
- Wrigley Field
- a big stadium; where the Chicago Cubs play
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball in baseball
- MLB
- a big group of baseball teams in the USA
- probable
- a pitcher who will very likely play in a game
- update
- new information about something
- replace
- to put one thing instead of another
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
- odds
- numbers that show who may win
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cubs and Cardinals 2. Wrigley Field 3. Edward Cabrera
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Chicago Cubs are playing the St. Louis _____ in a baseball series.
The games are at _____ Field.
Cardinals pitcher _____ will play.
Cubs pitcher _____ will also play.
Cubs pitcher _____ was going to play too.
But there was a _____.
Now Edward _____ will pitch for the Cubs instead.
A pitcher is a very important _____.
He throws the ball to start each _____.
People who like baseball are _____ for this series.
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