Dodgers Fall Behind 0-2 in NL Championship Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost two games in a row. This is in the MLB playoffs. The games are part of the National League Championship Series.
Shohei Ohtani plays for the Dodgers. He went to bat four times. He did not get any hits. This is called a no-hit game for a player.
Roki Sasaki is a Dodgers pitcher. He pitched one inning. He did not let the other team score.
Yamamoto Yoshinobu is another Dodgers pitcher. There was a problem about using a system called ABS. This is a tool that helps decide if a pitch is a strike or a ball.
The catcher, Smith, said he was not sure about using it. This happened in the first and third innings.
The Dodgers manager was not happy. He said he did not agree with Smith's choice. People say the choice changed the game's result.
Vocabulary15 words
- Dodgers
- a baseball team from Los Angeles
- MLB
- the biggest baseball league in the US
- playoffs
- games after the season to find the winner
- Championship Series
- important games before the final
- bat
- to try to hit the ball
- no-hit
- not getting any hits
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball
- inning
- a part of a baseball game
- score
- to get points
- ABS
- a computer system that checks pitches
- strike
- a good pitch the batter misses or does not hit
- ball
- a bad pitch, not a strike
- catcher
- the player behind home plate
- manager
- the person who leads the team
- result
- what happens at the end
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1. Two 2. He got no hits 3. False
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost two _____ in a row.
The games are part of the National League Championship _____.
Shohei Ohtani went to _____ four times.
He did not get any _____.
Roki Sasaki is a Dodgers _____.
He pitched one _____ and did not let the other team score.
There was a problem about using a system called _____.
The _____, Smith, said he was not sure about using it.
The Dodgers _____ was not happy about the choice.
People say the choice changed the game's _____.
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