Dodgers Name Pitchers for Key Series Against Rockies
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The Los Angeles Dodgers play the Colorado Rockies soon. This is a must-win series. The Dodgers need to win these games.
The team told fans who will pitch. A pitcher throws the ball in baseball. The team chose special pitchers for this series.
The lineup also changed. A lineup is the list of players who bat first. Max Muncy and Tommy Edman will not play today.
Two other players moved in the lineup. Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernandez will bat later. They usually bat near the top.
The Dodgers want to win this series very much. Good pitching and a strong lineup can help them win.
Vocabulary5 words
- Dodgers
- a baseball team from Los Angeles
- must-win
- very important; you have to win it
- series
- a group of games between two teams
- pitch
- to throw the ball to the batter
- lineup
- the list of players who play and bat
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Rockies 2. Max Muncy and Tommy Edman 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Los Angeles Dodgers play the Colorado _____ soon.
This is a _____ series.
The team told fans who will _____.
The _____ also changed.
Max Muncy and Tommy _____ will not play today.
Kyle Tucker and Teoscar _____ will bat later.
They usually bat near the _____.
The Dodgers want to _____ this series very much.
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