Tatis Jr. Hits Two Home Runs as Padres Beat Twins
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Fernando Tatis Jr. plays baseball for the San Diego Padres. On August 23, 2026, he had a very good game. He got four hits. Two of them were home runs.
Before this game, Tatis was not hitting well. People called this a power outage. This means a strong hitter is not hitting many home runs. Now his power outage is over.
The Padres won the game 8-1. They played against the Minnesota Twins. This was a big win for San Diego.
The Twins are not playing well now. They lost this game and other games too. Losing many games in a row is called a sweep. The Twins are now lower in the standings. Standings show which teams are winning the most.
Byron Buxton plays for the Twins. He and his team are in a bad funk. A funk means a team is playing badly for a while.
Tatis Jr.'s great game helped the Padres a lot. Fans were happy to see him hit so well again.
Vocabulary6 words
- hits
- times a batter hits the ball and gets on base
- home runs
- a hit that lets a player run all the way around and score
- power outage
- a time when a strong hitter stops hitting home runs
- sweep
- when one team loses every game in a series
- standings
- a list showing which teams are winning the most
- funk
- a bad period when a player or team plays poorly
Quiz
Answer key
1. Four 2. 8-1 Padres 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fernando Tatis Jr. plays baseball for the San Diego _____.
On August 23, 2026, he had a very good _____.
He got four hits. Two of them were home _____.
Before this game, Tatis was not hitting _____.
People called this a power _____.
The Padres won the game _____-1.
They played against the Minnesota _____.
The Twins are now lower in the _____.
Byron Buxton plays for the _____.
He and his team are in a bad _____.
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