Shohei Ohtani Hits 30th Home Run for Sixth Straight Year
Listen to the story
Shohei Ohtani plays baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He hit his 30th home run of the year. It was a two-run home run. This is his sixth year in a row with 30 or more home runs. Not many players can do this.
The Dodgers won their second game in a row. Freddie Freeman got two hits. Tommy Edman got two hits. Teoscar Hernandez also got two hits. The team played very well.
Alex Vesia's teammate Diaz went on the injured list. A pitcher named Scott got the save instead. A save means a pitcher helps his team win at the end of the game.
People are now talking about Ohtani's six years of 30 home runs. Some experts say this ties the longest current run by a player. This shows how good Ohtani is at baseball.
Vocabulary15 words
- Dodgers
- a baseball team from Los Angeles
- home run
- a hit that lets a player score without stopping
- injured list
- a list of players who cannot play because they are hurt
- save
- when a pitcher helps finish a win at the end
- consecutive
- one after another, with no break
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball to the batter
- two-run
- a hit that scores two points
- streak
- many good things happening one after another
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- record
- the best result ever, or something special done before
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- hit
- when a batter hits the ball well
- win
- to succeed in a game
- team
- a group of players who play together
- baseball
- a sport played with a bat and ball
Quiz
Answer key
1. 30 2. Six 3. Scott
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Shohei Ohtani plays baseball for the Los Angeles _____. He hit his 30th _____ of the year. It was a _____ home run. This is his sixth year in a row with 30 or more home runs.
The Dodgers won their second game in a row. Freddie Freeman got two _____. Tommy Edman got two hits. Teoscar Hernandez also got two hits.
Diaz went on the _____ list. A pitcher named Scott got the _____ instead.
People are now talking about Ohtani's six years of 30 home runs. Some _____ say this ties the longest current _____ by a player.