Rays Win AL East Title with Confidence and a Big Win Over Yankees
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The Tampa Bay Rays won the AL East title.
The Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-1.
Pitcher Drew Rasmussen played very well.
He got 11 strikeouts in the game.
The Rays now have home-field advantage.
This means they can play more games at home.
They will play in the ALCS.
The ALCS is a big playoff round.
The Rays showed a lot of confidence this season.
Confidence means they believed in themselves.
This helped them win the division.
The Yankees lost this important game.
Fans are excited about the Rays' season.
The team hopes to win more games next.
Vocabulary6 words
- AL East
- a group of baseball teams that play against each other
- strikeouts
- when a batter fails to hit the ball three times
- home-field advantage
- playing more games at your own stadium
- ALCS
- a big series of games before the championship
- playoff
- games played to decide a winner
- confidence
- believing you can do something well
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1. The Yankees 2. 11 3. The AL East title
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Tampa Bay Rays won the _____ title.
The Rays beat the New York _____ 6-1.
Pitcher Drew Rasmussen played very _____.
He got 11 _____ in the game.
The Rays now have home-field _____.
They will play in the _____.
The ALCS is a big _____ round.
The Rays showed a lot of _____ this season.
This helped them win the _____.
Fans are _____ about the Rays' season.
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