Dodgers Lose to Braves as Ohtani's Homer Drought Continues
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a baseball game to the Atlanta Braves. The game was in the postseason. The postseason is a group of games after the normal season. The winner can go to the final.
Now the Dodgers and the Braves have one win each. The Dodgers made mistakes in defense. Defense means stopping the other team from scoring. Because of these mistakes, the Braves won the game.
Shohei Ohtani plays for the Dodgers. He got a hit in the game. A hit is when a player hits the ball and runs to a base. This was his second game in a row with a hit.
But Ohtani did not hit a home run. A home run is a big hit that scores a run easily. He has not hit a home run in 94 at-bats. An at-bat is one turn to hit the ball.
Roki Sasaki also plays for the Dodgers. He is a pitcher. A pitcher throws the ball to the other team's hitter. Sasaki played his first postseason game this year.
He came in as a relief pitcher. A relief pitcher comes into the game after another pitcher. Sasaki pitched for two innings. An inning is one part of a baseball game.
He did not let the other team score. This is called a scoreless performance. It means zero runs. Fans were happy with his pitching.
Vocabulary10 words
- Dodgers
- a baseball team from Los Angeles
- postseason
- games played after the normal season ends
- defense
- stopping the other team from scoring
- hit
- when a player hits the ball and runs
- home run
- a very big hit that scores a run
- at-bats
- turns a player has to hit the ball
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball to the hitter
- relief pitcher
- a pitcher who comes in later in the game
- innings
- parts of a baseball game
- scoreless
- with zero points scored
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1. The Braves 2. Hit a home run 3. False
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a baseball game to the Atlanta _____.
The game was in the _____.
Now the Dodgers and the Braves have one _____ each.
The Dodgers made mistakes in _____.
Shohei Ohtani plays for the _____.
He got a _____ in the game.
But Ohtani did not hit a _____.
He has not hit a home run in 94 _____.
Roki Sasaki also plays for the _____.
He pitched for two _____.
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