Yamamoto Faces "Pitch-Tipping" Claims After Rough Playoff Outing
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a baseball pitcher from Japan. He plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yamamoto had a hard game in the playoffs. He left the game early, after only three innings. His team gave up three runs in that time.
Now there is a new problem. Some people think the other team, the Milwaukee Brewers, knew what pitch Yamamoto would throw next. This is called pitch-tipping. A player from another team talked about it. He said the Brewers "understood" Yamamoto's pitches.
An American TV host talked about this idea too. He said it is "possible." Many people still think Yamamoto is a very good pitcher. One American news group called him the most reliable pitcher in this year's playoffs. But after this game, people are asking new questions about him.
The Dodgers lost this game. It was their second loss in a row in this part of the playoffs. Yamamoto's teammate, Shohei Ohtani, did not get any hits in the same game.
Vocabulary8 words
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball in baseball
- playoffs
- important games after the normal season, to find the best team
- innings
- parts of a baseball game
- runs
- points scored in baseball
- pitch-tipping
- when a pitcher accidentally shows what ball he will throw
- host
- a person who leads a TV or radio show
- reliable
- someone you can trust to do well
- hits
- times a player hits the ball well in baseball
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1. A baseball pitcher from Japan 2. The other team knew his pitches 3. False
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a baseball _____ from Japan.
He plays for the Los Angeles _____.
Yamamoto had a hard game in the _____.
He left the game early, after only three _____.
His team gave up three _____ in that time.
Some people think the other team, the Milwaukee Brewers, knew what _____ Yamamoto would throw next.
This is called _____.
An American TV _____ talked about this idea too.
One American news group called him the most _____ pitcher in this year's playoffs.
Yamamoto's teammate, Shohei Ohtani, did not get any _____ in the same game.
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