SoftBank Loses to Nippon-Ham After Defensive Mistake
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The SoftBank Hawks lost a baseball game to the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
SoftBank had a lead, but they lost it. The Fighters won the game.
A defensive mistake was very important in the loss. This mistake helped the other team.
SoftBank's pitcher was Moineló. This was his fourth game as a starter this season.
It was his first loss this season.
For the Fighters, Castro hit a timely hit. This hit helped his team win.
The Fighters now have 15 more wins than losses. This is their best number this season.
Fighters pitcher Yamazaki Fukuya pitched seven innings. He only let in one run.
Imagawa Yuma hit his fourth home run this season.
Vocabulary15 words
- defensive
- about stopping the other team from scoring
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball to the batter
- starter
- the pitcher who begins the game
- timely
- happening at a good and useful moment
- innings
- parts of a baseball game
- run
- one point in baseball
- home run
- a big hit that scores a point right away
- lead
- being ahead in points
- loss
- a game you did not win
- win
- a game you finished first in
- mistake
- doing something wrong
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- hit
- when a batter hits the ball well
- team
- a group of players who play together
- game
- one match in a sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. Nippon-Ham Fighters 2. A defensive mistake 3. Imagawa Yuma
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The SoftBank Hawks lost a baseball game to the Nippon-Ham _____.
SoftBank had a _____, but they lost it.
A defensive _____ was very important in the loss.
SoftBank's pitcher was _____. This was his fourth game as a starter this season.
It was his first _____ this season.
For the Fighters, Castro hit a _____ hit.
The Fighters now have 15 more wins than losses, their best number this _____.
Fighters pitcher Yamazaki Fukuya pitched seven innings and let in one _____.
Imagawa Yuma hit his fourth _____ this season.