Giants' Ogasawara Shuts Out Carp; Hiroshima Manager Arai Voices Frustration
The Yomiuri Giants beat the Hiroshima Carp in a baseball game.
Giants pitcher Ogasawara threw a complete game. This means he pitched the whole game alone.
He also got a shutout. A shutout means the other team scores zero runs.
This was his first shutout in three years.
The Carp only got four hits in the game. A hit is when a batter hits the ball well.
Carp players could not even reach third base. This shows how strong Ogasawara pitched.
Hiroshima manager Arai talked after the game. A manager leads the team.
He said he wanted to do something, but he could not.
He said he felt sad about losing.
In another game, Giants player Izumiguchi hit a home run. It was his best number this season.
He talked about a TV show character he likes.
Vocabulary6 words
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball to the batter
- complete game
- when one pitcher plays the whole game
- shutout
- a game where one team scores zero points
- hits
- times a batter hits the ball well and runs
- base
- a point on the field a runner must touch
- manager
- the leader of a sports team
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Answer key
1. A complete-game shutout 2. Four 3. Sad and frustrated
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Yomiuri Giants beat the Hiroshima Carp in a baseball _____.
Giants pitcher Ogasawara threw a complete _____.
He also got a _____.
This was his first shutout in three _____.
The Carp only got four _____ in the game.
Carp players could not even reach third _____.
Hiroshima manager Arai talked after the _____.
He said he wanted to do something, but he could _____.
He said he felt sad about _____.
In another game, Giants player Izumiguchi hit a home _____.
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