Dodgers Look to Yamamoto After Game 1 Loss to Brewers
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 1 of the NLCS to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers played very well and stopped the Dodgers from scoring. Now the Dodgers hope to win Game 2.
The Dodgers feel good because Yoshinobu Yamamoto will pitch in Game 2. Yamamoto is a starting pitcher from Japan. He is known as a postseason ace. An ace is a team's best pitcher.
The NLCS is part of baseball's playoffs. Teams play many games to try to reach the World Series. The winner of the NLCS goes to the World Series.
In other news, the Cleveland team, called CLE, also won a big game. They are now going to the ALCS. The ALCS is like the NLCS, but for the other half of baseball.
Fans want to see if Yamamoto can help the Dodgers win Game 2. The next game will show if the Dodgers can come back in the series.
Vocabulary10 words
- NLCS
- a big baseball contest; it decides one World Series team
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- a baseball player; he throws the ball for his team
- starting pitcher
- the player who throws the ball first in a game
- postseason
- games played after the normal season; very important games
- ace
- the best player on a team; very good at their job
- baseball
- a sport; players hit a ball and run
- playoffs
- special games after the season; teams try to win a big prize
- World Series
- the biggest baseball contest; the final prize
- ALCS
- a big baseball contest; like the NLCS, for other teams
- series
- a group of games between two teams
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1. The Milwaukee Brewers 2. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 3. True
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 1 of the _____ to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers played very well and stopped the Dodgers from _____.
The Dodgers feel good because Yoshinobu _____ will pitch in Game 2.
Yamamoto is a starting _____ from Japan.
He is known as a postseason _____.
The NLCS is part of baseball's _____.
Teams play many games to try to reach the _____.
The Cleveland team is going to the _____.
Fans want to see if Yamamoto can help the Dodgers win _____.
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