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Mariners Travel to New York to Face the Yankees

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The Seattle Mariners will play the New York Yankees.

This is a baseball series. A series is many games between two teams.

Fans want to know the TV channel. They want to watch the games.

People also look at the odds. Odds show which team may win.

The games are in New York. The Yankees play at their home stadium.

Baseball fans like to watch big matchups. This is a big matchup.

Many people follow both teams. They want news about the games.

Vocabulary7 words

Mariners
a baseball team from Seattle
Yankees
a baseball team from New York
series
many games played between two teams
channel
where you watch something on TV
odds
numbers that show who may win
stadium
a big place where sports happen
matchup
a game between two teams

Quiz

1. Which two teams are playing?
2. What do fans want to know?
3. Where are the games played?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

The Seattle _____ will play the New York _____.

This is a baseball _____. A series is many games between two teams.

Fans want to know the TV _____. They want to watch the games.

People also look at the _____. Odds show which team may win.

The games are in New York. The Yankees play at their home _____.

Baseball fans like to watch big _____. This is a big matchup.

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