Cubs vs. Reds: Series Preview
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The Chicago Cubs will play the Cincinnati Reds in a new series.
The games start on Friday, August 28.
The series opener is at Wrigley Field.
Wrigley Field is the Cubs' home ballpark.
Eugenio Suárez will play for the Reds in the first game.
Suárez is back in the Reds' lineup.
A lineup is the list of players who start the game.
People are talking about this baseball series.
Some experts give a prediction for the games.
A prediction is a guess about what will happen.
Experts also talk about the odds for each team.
Odds show which team is more likely to win.
A computer model also gives picks for the series.
A model uses data to make guesses.
Fans want to see who wins the series.
Vocabulary15 words
- series
- many games between two teams in a row
- Wrigley Field
- the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs
- ballpark
- a place where baseball games happen
- lineup
- the list of players who start a game
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
- odds
- numbers that show who is likely to win
- model
- a computer tool that uses data to guess results
- opener
- the first game of a series
- MLB
- the top baseball league in the USA
- picks
- choices about who will win
- home team
- the team playing in its own ballpark
- away team
- the team playing in another team's ballpark
- outfielder
- a player who stands far from home plate
- infielder
- a player who stands near home plate
- starter
- the player who begins the game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cubs and Reds 2. Wrigley Field 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Chicago Cubs will play the Cincinnati Reds in a new _____.
The games start on Friday, August _____.
The series opener is at _____ Field.
Wrigley Field is the Cubs' home _____.
Eugenio Suárez will play for the Reds in the first _____.
Suárez is back in the Reds' _____.
Some experts give a _____ for the games.
Experts also talk about the _____ for each team.
A computer _____ also gives picks for the series.
Fans want to see who wins the _____.
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