Ian Happ Hits Home Run, But Cubs Lose To Reds
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Ian Happ plays baseball for the Chicago Cubs.
On Sunday, the Cubs played against the Cincinnati Reds.
Happ had four at-bats in the game.
He got one hit. This hit was a home run.
A home run is a very good hit. The player runs around all the bases.
But the Cubs did not win the game. They lost to the Reds.
In another game, Spencer Torkelson played for the Detroit Tigers.
Torkelson hit a home run too. His team, the Tigers, won their game.
Torkelson's home run was a three-run home run. This means three players scored.
His home run helped the Tigers win.
Vocabulary5 words
- at-bat
- one turn for a player to hit the ball
- hit
- when a player hits the ball well and can run
- home run
- a very big hit; the player runs all the way around
- three-run
- a hit that helps three players score points
- loss
- when a team does not win a game
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Ian Happ plays baseball for the Chicago _____.
On Sunday, the Cubs played against the Cincinnati _____.
Happ had four _____ in the game.
He got one hit. This hit was a _____ _____.
But the Cubs did not _____ the game.
In another game, Spencer _____ played for the Detroit Tigers.
Torkelson hit a home run too. His team, the Tigers, _____ their game.
Torkelson's home run was a _____-run home run.
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