Hanshin Tigers Prepare for Key Series Against Giants
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The Hanshin Tigers will play the Yomiuri Giants in baseball.
They will play three games at Koshien Stadium.
Hanshin is in first place in the league.
This series is very important for the top spot.
Player Seishiro Sakamoto has played well in August.
He is a lower-order hitter in the team.
If Sakamoto gets more RBIs, Hanshin wins more games.
Pitcher Koya Saiki may start on August 30.
If he wins, he will match a big record.
The record is 11 wins in a row against the Giants.
Baseball fans expect an exciting series.
Many people will watch these games.
Vocabulary4 words
- Koshien Stadium
- a famous baseball park in Japan
- first place
- the best position; number one
- lower-order hitter
- a player who bats later in the lineup
- RBIs
- runs a player helps make happen
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1. Yomiuri Giants 2. Koshien Stadium 3. 11 wins in a row against the Giants
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The Hanshin Tigers will play the Yomiuri _____ in baseball.
They will play three games at Koshien _____.
Hanshin is in first _____ in the league.
This series is very _____ for the top spot.
Player Seishiro Sakamoto has played well in _____.
He is a lower-order _____ in the team.
If Sakamoto gets more _____, Hanshin wins more games.
Pitcher Koya Saiki may _____ on August 30.
If he wins, he will match a big _____.
The record is 11 wins in a row against the _____.
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