Mets Host Padres at Citi Field, Game Live on SNY
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The New York Mets play the San Diego Padres on August 17, 2026.
The game is at Citi Field. This is the Mets' home stadium.
You can watch the game on SNY. SNY is a TV channel.
The Mets and Padres play three games together. This is a series.
The Mets are playing well now. People say they are resurgent.
The Padres are also playing very well. People say they are red-hot.
Fans can read the lineups before the game. A lineup shows who will play.
There is also an open thread online. Fans can talk about the game there.
This game is part of Major League Baseball. Many people call it MLB.
Baseball fans like to watch big games between good teams.
Vocabulary15 words
- Mets
- a baseball team from New York
- Padres
- a baseball team from San Diego
- Citi Field
- the stadium where the Mets play
- stadium
- a big place where sports games happen
- SNY
- a TV channel that shows Mets games
- channel
- a place on TV where you watch shows
- series
- a group of games played one after another
- resurgent
- playing much better than before
- red-hot
- winning a lot of games right now
- lineups
- lists of players who will play in a game
- open thread
- an online page where people write comments
- Major League Baseball
- the top baseball league in the USA
- MLB
- short name for Major League Baseball
- fans
- people who like and watch a team
- broadcast
- to show something on TV
Quiz
Answer key
1. Citi Field 2. SNY 3. Three
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The New York _____ play the San Diego _____ on August 17, 2026.
The game is at _____ _____. This is the Mets' home stadium.
You can watch the game on _____.
The Mets and Padres play three games together. This is a _____.
The Mets are playing well now. People say they are _____.
The Padres are also playing very well. People say they are _____.
Fans can read the _____ before the game.
There is also an _____ online for fans to talk.
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