Softbank Beat Orix 7-1 as Pitcher Otsu Gets First 10th Win
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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks won a baseball game against Orix Buffaloes. The score was 7-1.
The game happened on August 22. It was played at Mizuho PayPay stadium.
Softbank pitcher Otsu played very well. He gave only one run to Orix. This was his 10th win this year. It is his first time to win 10 games.
Three Softbank players hit home runs. Their names are Kondo, Kurihara, and Yanagita.
Another player, Nakamura Akira, also played. He came back to the team after some time away. Fans were happy to see him play again.
Softbank played very well as a team. They scored many runs and stopped Orix from scoring much.
Vocabulary5 words
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- pitcher
- the baseball player who throws the ball
- run
- one point in baseball
- win
- a game a team does not lose
- home run
- a big hit that scores a point easily
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Answer key
1. 7-1 2. 10 3. True
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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks won a baseball game against Orix Buffaloes. The score was _____.
The game happened on August 22. It was played at Mizuho PayPay _____.
Softbank _____ Otsu played very well. He gave only one _____ to Orix. This was his 10th _____ this year. It is his first time to win 10 games.
Three Softbank players hit _____. Their names are Kondo, Kurihara, and Yanagita.
Another player, Nakamura Akira, also played. He came back to the team after some time away.
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