Yamamoto Wins 12th Game, Stops Dodgers Losing Streak
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is from Japan.
Yamamoto won his 12th game this season. This win stopped his team's losing streak.
The Dodgers were losing many games in a row. Yamamoto helped the team win again.
The Dodgers are now only one win behind the best team in the whole league.
Shohei Ohtani also played in the game. He batted first and was the designated hitter.
A good hitter named Christian Yelich talked about Yamamoto. He said Yamamoto is very hard to hit against.
Yelich said Yamamoto throws six or seven different kinds of pitches. This makes him hard to beat.
Even other teams' managers are surprised by Yamamoto's skill.
Vocabulary8 words
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball to the batter
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- losing streak
- many losses in a row
- win
- a game you do not lose
- league
- a group of sports teams that play each other
- designated hitter
- a player who only bats, not fields
- pitches
- different ways of throwing the ball
- managers
- people who lead a sports team
Quiz
Answer key
1. The team's losing streak 2. 12 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a baseball _____ for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Yamamoto won his _____ game this season.
This win stopped his team's _____.
The Dodgers are now only one _____ behind the best team.
Shohei Ohtani also played and was the _____.
A good hitter named Christian Yelich talked about _____.
Yelich said Yamamoto throws six or seven different _____.
Even other teams' _____ are surprised by his skill.