Red Sox Beat Giants 3-2 with Ninth-Inning Walkoff
The Boston Red Sox won a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants. The final score was 3-2. The Red Sox won with a walkoff in the ninth inning. A walkoff means the home team scores the winning run at the end of the game.
For most of the game, the score was close. Both teams played good defense. Blade Tidwell and Dylan Smith played well for the Red Sox. They helped the team stay in the game.
Late in the game, the Giants made a mistake. Their bullpen is the group of pitchers who play at the end of a game. This bullpen made an error. The Red Sox used this chance to score the winning run.
The game happened on August 22, 2026. The Red Sox got an exciting win at home. Fans were happy about the ninth-inning finish.
Vocabulary15 words
- walkoff
- a win where the home team scores the last run at the very end
- defense
- playing to stop the other team from scoring
- bullpen
- a group of pitchers who play late in the game
- inning
- one part of a baseball game
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball to start each play
- score
- the number of points each team has
- recap
- a short story about what happened in a game
- mistake
- an error; doing something wrong
- final
- the last one; the end
- chance
- a good moment to do something
- home team
- the team playing in its own city
- win
- to be the best; to not lose
- shine
- to play very well
- break through
- to finally succeed after trying hard
- exciting
- making you feel happy and interested
Quiz
Answer key
1. 3-2 Red Sox 2. In the ninth inning 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Boston Red Sox won a baseball game against the San Francisco _____. The final score was _____-2. The Red Sox won with a _____ in the ninth inning. A walkoff means the home team scores the winning _____ at the end of the game.
For most of the game, the score was _____. Both teams played good defense. Blade Tidwell and Dylan Smith played well for the _____ Sox.
Late in the game, the Giants made a _____. Their _____ is the group of pitchers who play at the end of a game. The Red Sox used this chance to _____ the winning run.
The game happened on August 22, _____. The Red Sox got an exciting win at home.
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