Dodgers Finish 13-Game Stretch at 8-5, Manager Praises Recovery
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The Los Angeles Dodgers played 13 games in a row. They won 8 games and lost 5 games.
The Dodgers' manager talked after the last game. He said the team had some problems before. But now, he said, the team is playing good baseball again.
In the last game, the Dodgers played against the Rockies. The game went into extra innings. The Dodgers won the game. This was their third win in a row against the Rockies.
Shohei Ohtani played in the game. He did not get any hits. He had two strikeouts on just three pitches each time.
Roki Sasaki was the starting pitcher for the Dodgers. He pitched for five innings. He gave up two runs. He did not get his sixth win of the year.
The manager feels good about the team now. He wants to play well in the next series too.
Vocabulary10 words
- Dodgers
- a baseball team from Los Angeles
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- baseball
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- Rockies
- a baseball team from Colorado
- extra innings
- extra playing time when a game is tied
- hits
- when a batter hits the ball well
- strikeouts
- when a batter fails three times and is out
- pitches
- throws of the ball by the pitcher
- starting pitcher
- the player who throws the ball first in a game
- runs
- points scored in baseball
Quiz
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Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Los Angeles Dodgers played 13 games in a row. They won _____ games and lost 5 games.
The Dodgers' manager talked after the last game. He said the team had some problems before. But now, he said, the team is playing good _____ again.
In the last game, the Dodgers played against the _____. The game went into extra innings. The Dodgers won the game. This was their third win in a row against the Rockies.
Shohei Ohtani played in the game. He did not get any _____. He had two strikeouts on just three pitches each time.
Roki Sasaki was the starting pitcher for the Dodgers. He pitched for five innings. He gave up two _____. He did not get his sixth win of the year.
The manager feels good about the team now. He wants to play well in the next _____ too.