Dodgers Win in Extra Innings After Yamamoto Pitches Well but Misses Career-High Win
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a baseball player from Japan. He plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers in America.
Yamamoto pitched well in a game. He threw 107 pitches. He gave up two runs in seven innings. This was a very good game.
But Yamamoto did not get the win. He wanted 13 wins. That would be his best number in America. But he did not get it.
In the eighth inning, another pitcher named Hart played. Hart gave up a home run. It was a two-run home run. The other team tied the game.
The fans at the home stadium were not happy. They gave boos to show this.
But the Dodgers did not lose. They won the game in extra innings. This is called a walk-off win. The team has now won four games in a row.
Shohei Ohtani also played in this game. He got one hit and stole one base. Another player named Edman also hit the ball well and helped the team score.
Vocabulary7 words
- pitches
- throws of the ball by a pitcher
- runs
- points scored in baseball
- innings
- parts of a baseball game
- home run
- a hit that scores a point right away
- stadium
- a big place where sports happen
- boos
- sounds fans make when they are angry
- walk-off
- a win that ends the game right away
Quiz
Answer key
1. Two 2. No 3. Hart gave it up
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a baseball player from _____. He plays for the Los Angeles _____.
Yamamoto pitched well in a game. He threw 107 _____. He gave up two _____ in seven _____.
But Yamamoto did not get the _____. He wanted 13 wins.
In the eighth inning, another pitcher named _____ played. He gave up a two-run _____.
The fans at the home _____ were not happy. They gave _____.
But the Dodgers won the game. This is called a _____ win.