Mookie Betts Hits Game-Tying Single vs Royals
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Mookie Betts plays baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers played against the Kansas City Royals.
The game was on August 10.
Betts hit the ball to right field.
This is called a single. A single means the batter runs to first base.
The hit was a line drive. This means the ball flew fast and low.
The right fielder for the Royals was John Rave.
Betts' hit made the score equal again.
This is called a game-tying hit.
Many fans watched the game.
The video of the hit is on MLB's website.
People can also talk about the game online.
Vocabulary15 words
- baseball
- a sport where you hit a ball with a bat
- single
- a hit that lets the batter reach first base
- line drive
- a ball hit fast and flat, not high
- score
- the numbers that show who is winning
- game-tying
- making the score equal
- right field
- a part of the baseball field
- batter
- the player hitting the ball
- fielder
- a player who catches or stops the ball
- highlight
- a short, exciting part of a game
- stream
- to watch video on the internet
- team
- a group of players who play together
- base
- a place a runner must reach
- run
- one point in baseball
- inning
- a part of a baseball game
- Major League Baseball
- the top baseball league in the USA
Quiz
Answer key
1. Mookie Betts 2. Los Angeles Dodgers 3. It made the score equal
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Mookie Betts plays baseball for the Los Angeles _____.
The Dodgers played against the Kansas City _____.
The game was on August _____.
Betts hit the ball to right _____.
This is called a _____. A single means the batter runs to first base.
The hit was a _____ drive. This means the ball flew fast and low.
The right fielder for the Royals was John _____.
Betts' hit made the _____ equal again.
This is called a game-_____ hit.
The video of the hit is on MLB's _____.
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