Dodgers Manager Warns of Tough Game 3 as Series Heads to Atlanta
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The Los Angeles Dodgers play the Atlanta Braves in baseball. This is a big series in October. Each team won one game. The score is 1-1.
Now the teams go to Atlanta for Game 3. The Dodgers manager is Dave Roberts. He talked about Game 3. He said the Braves pitcher Chris Sale is very good.
Roberts said Game 3 will be hard. He said, "It will be a tough fight." Chris Sale is a starting pitcher. He will start Game 3 for Atlanta.
The Braves manager is Brian Snitker. He talked about the Dodgers batters. He said the Dodgers had a good approach at the plate.
The Braves lost Game 2. Now they are in a hard place. People call this a must-win game. The Braves need to win Game 4.
Three important Dodgers batters will be key. One good hit can change the game. Everyone wants to see who wins next.
Vocabulary8 words
- Dodgers
- a baseball team from Los Angeles
- Braves
- a baseball team from Atlanta
- series
- a group of games between two teams
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- starting pitcher
- the player who throws the ball first in a game
- start
- to play from the beginning of a game
- approach
- the way someone plays or acts
- must-win
- a game a team has to win or they lose
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1. 1-1 2. Dave Roberts 3. Atlanta
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The Los Angeles _____ play the Atlanta Braves in baseball.
Each team won one game. The score is _____.
Now the teams go to _____ for Game 3.
The Dodgers manager is Dave _____.
He said the Braves pitcher Chris _____ is very good.
Roberts said Game 3 will be _____.
The Braves manager is Brian _____.
He said the Dodgers had a good _____ at the plate.
The Braves lost Game _____.
The Braves need to win Game _____.
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