Hanshin Tigers One Win Away From League Title
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The Hanshin Tigers can win the league title today.
Their magic number is now one. This means one more win gives them the title.
This would be their second title in a row. People call this a back-to-back win.
The Tigers will play against the Hiroshima Carp today.
The Tigers have announced their starting lineup for the game.
The team arrived at the stadium together.
Manager Kyuji Fujikawa was calm. The players looked calm too.
Hiroshima wants to stop the Tigers from winning today.
For three years, Hiroshima has watched other teams celebrate a title in front of them. They do not want this to happen again.
Hiroshima pitcher Nobuhito Morishita hopes to get his eighth win of the season.
He will pitch with catcher Takinori Ishihara.
Hiroshima's batters are the same eight players from their last game against Chunichi.
Fans are excited to see if the Tigers will win the title today.
Vocabulary9 words
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- magic number
- the number of wins a team needs to win the title
- back-to-back
- happening two times in a row
- starting lineup
- the players who begin the game
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- pitch
- to throw the ball in baseball
- catcher
- the player who catches the ball in baseball
- batters
- players who hit the ball
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Answer key
1. One 2. Hiroshima 3. False
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The Hanshin Tigers can win the _____ title today.
Their _____ is now one.
This would be their second title in a row. People call this a _____ win.
The Tigers will play against the _____ Carp today.
The Tigers have announced their _____ for the game.
The team arrived at the _____ together.
_____ Kyuji Fujikawa was calm.
Hiroshima pitcher Nobuhito Morishita hopes to get his eighth win of the season.
He will _____ with catcher Takinori Ishihara.
Hiroshima's _____ are the same eight players from their last game.
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