Rangers Beat Angels 2-1 in Extra Innings
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The Texas Rangers won a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels. The score was 2-1. The game went into extra innings. This means the game was not finished after 9 innings.
For 9 innings, no team scored. This is called a scoreless game. A player named Mackenzie Gore pitched very well for the Rangers. People called his game a gem. This means he played very well.
In the 10th inning, a Rangers player named Langford helped his team win. He got a hit called an RBI. This means his hit helped a teammate score a run. His hit also helped the Rangers get the winning run.
This kind of win is called a walk-off. It means the home team wins in the final inning. The game ends right away.
The Angels lost the game. Their pitcher, Reid Detmers, pitched well too. But his team did not win. This has happened to him before.
Vocabulary5 words
- extra innings
- more playing time when the score is equal
- scoreless
- no points scored
- gem
- something very good; a great game
- RBI
- a hit that helps a teammate score
- walk-off
- a win that ends the game right away
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1. 2-1 2. Texas Rangers 3. No
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The Texas Rangers won a baseball game against the Los Angeles _____. The score was _____. The game went into extra _____.
For 9 innings, no team _____. This is called a scoreless game. A player named Mackenzie _____ pitched very well for the Rangers.
In the 10th inning, a Rangers player named _____ helped his team win. He got a hit called an _____.
This kind of win is called a _____. It means the home team wins in the final inning.
The Angels lost the game. Their pitcher, Reid _____, pitched well too.
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