Phillies Face Brewers in Series That Could Clinch Wild Card Spot
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The Philadelphia Phillies are playing the Milwaukee Brewers this week.
This is a baseball series. A series is many games between two teams.
The Phillies want to win. They can get a wildcard spot.
A wildcard spot lets a team go to the playoffs. Playoffs are games after the normal season.
On Tuesday, the Phillies said who will play. This is called the lineup.
People are talking about who will win. This is called a prediction.
People also talk about odds. Odds show which team may win.
Many fans want the Phillies to win and go to the playoffs.
Vocabulary8 words
- Phillies
- a baseball team from Philadelphia
- Brewers
- a baseball team from Milwaukee
- series
- many games played between two teams
- wildcard
- a special way to enter the playoffs
- playoffs
- important games after the normal season
- lineup
- the list of players who will play
- prediction
- a guess about what will happen
- odds
- numbers that show who may win
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1. The Brewers 2. A wildcard spot 3. Their lineup
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The Philadelphia _____ are playing the Milwaukee _____ this week.
This is a baseball _____. A series is many games between two teams.
The Phillies want to win. They can get a _____ spot.
A wildcard spot lets a team go to the _____.
On Tuesday, the Phillies said who will play. This is called the _____.
People are talking about who will win. This is called a _____.
People also talk about _____. Odds show which team may win.
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