MLB Games: Marlins vs Pirates Series
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The Marlins and the Pirates played baseball games in August 2026.
Both teams are from MLB. MLB is a big baseball league in the United States.
The two teams played on August 12, 13, and 14.
The games were part of a series. A series is many games between two teams.
The Marlins are from Miami. The Pirates are from Pittsburgh.
This report does not give the game scores. We do not know who won.
Baseball fans like to watch these games every summer.
MLB teams play many games every year from spring to fall.
Vocabulary6 words
- Marlins
- a baseball team from Miami
- Pirates
- a baseball team from Pittsburgh
- MLB
- a big baseball group with many teams in the USA
- league
- a group of sports teams that play each other
- series
- many games played by the same two teams
- scores
- the numbers that show who wins a game
Quiz
Answer key
1. Marlins and Pirates 2. Baseball 3. Three
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The _____ and the _____ played baseball games in August 2026.
Both teams are from _____. MLB is a big baseball _____ in the United States.
The two teams played on August 12, 13, and 14.
The games were part of a _____. A series is many games between two teams.
The _____ are from Miami. The _____ are from Pittsburgh.
This report does not give the game _____. We do not know who won.