Hanshin Tigers Move Closer to Baseball Title
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The Hanshin Tigers won a big baseball game.
They beat the Yomiuri Giants.
This was their sixth win in a row against the Giants.
Hanshin plays in Japan's Central League.
Now Hanshin has a special number. It is called a magic number.
The magic number is 23.
This number shows how many more wins Hanshin needs.
If Hanshin gets these wins, they win the league.
No other team in the Central League can win the title alone now.
Only Hanshin can still win by themselves.
The game was very important for first place.
Hanshin's pitching and batting were both very good.
Fans are excited about Hanshin's chance to win again.
Vocabulary7 words
- Central League
- one of two big baseball groups in Japan
- magic number
- a number that shows how close a team is to winning
- pitching
- throwing the ball to the batter
- batting
- hitting the ball with a bat
- title
- the top prize for winning a league
- first place
- the best position in a competition
- in a row
- happening many times, one after another
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Yomiuri Giants 2. 23 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Hanshin Tigers won a big baseball _____.
They beat the Yomiuri _____.
This was their sixth win in a _____ against the Giants.
Hanshin plays in Japan's Central _____.
Now Hanshin has a special number called a _____ number.
The magic number is _____.
This number shows how many more _____ Hanshin needs.
No other team in the Central League can win the _____ alone now.
Only Hanshin can still win by _____.
Hanshin's _____ and batting were both very good.