Dodgers Shut Out Giants; Skubal Strikes Out 10
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers won with a shutout. This means the Giants did not score any runs.
A pitcher named Skubal played very well. He got 10 strikeouts. A strikeout happens when a batter fails to hit the ball three times.
Shohei Ohtani played for the Dodgers too. He batted four times but did not get any hits. This is called an 0-for-4 game.
Another player, Sasaki, came in to pitch for one inning. An inning is one part of a baseball game. Sasaki did not let the Giants score any runs.
The Dodgers manager is named Roberts. He talked about Ohtani after the game. Ohtani struck out three times in the game.
Roberts said he is not worried about Ohtani. He said he is watching Ohtani's judgment and bat speed. These are important skills for hitting the ball well.
The team is getting ready for the postseason. This is a special time when the best teams play more games to win a championship.
Vocabulary15 words
- shutout
- a game where one team scores zero
- strikeout
- when a batter misses the ball three times
- 0-for-4
- no hits in four tries
- inning
- one part of a baseball game
- judgment
- the ability to make good choices
- bat speed
- how fast a player swings the bat
- postseason
- special games after the normal season to find a champion
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball
- batter
- the player who tries to hit the ball
- manager
- the person who leads the team
- relief
- help from another pitcher
- run
- one point in baseball
- team
- a group of players
- hit
- when a batter hits the ball well
- game
- one match of sport
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1. The Dodgers 2. 10 3. No
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The Los Angeles Dodgers won a baseball game against the San Francisco _____.
The Dodgers won with a _____. This means the Giants did not score any runs.
A pitcher named Skubal got 10 _____.
Shohei Ohtani batted four times but did not get any _____.
Sasaki came in to pitch for one _____.
Sasaki did not let the Giants score any _____.
The Dodgers _____ is named Roberts.
Roberts said he is watching Ohtani's judgment and bat _____.
The team is getting ready for the _____.
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