Blue Jays' Pitcher Struggles Early as Home Fans Fall Silent
The Toronto Blue Jays suffered a difficult game at their home stadium.
Their starting pitcher, who has 233 career wins in MLB, struggled badly on the mound.
He allowed six runs before the end of the second inning, a sign of poor form.
As the runs piled up, the home crowd grew silent.
Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto also took part in the game.
In his first at-bat, Okamoto hit a ground ball to the shortstop and was thrown out.
Meanwhile, Blue Jays player Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made a costly mental mistake, known as a 'bonehead play', during the game.
The Blue Jays were playing against the Texas Rangers.
The team's poor pitching performance surprised many fans, given the pitcher's strong career record.
The result added to a difficult day for the Blue Jays at home.
Vocabulary7 words
- Blue Jays
- a professional baseball team from Toronto, Canada
- stadium
- a large building where sports games are played
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball to the batter
- runs
- points scored by a team in baseball
- inning
- one of the nine parts of a baseball game
- at-bat
- a player's turn to hit the ball
- bonehead play
- a careless mistake made during a game
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Six 2. He grounded out to the shortstop 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Toronto _____ suffered a difficult game at their home _____.
Their starting _____, who has 233 career wins in MLB, struggled badly on the mound.
He allowed six _____ before the end of the second _____, a sign of poor form.
As the runs piled up, the home crowd grew silent.
Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto also took part in the game.
In his first _____, Okamoto hit a ground ball to the shortstop and was thrown out.
Meanwhile, Blue Jays player Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made a costly mental mistake, known as a '_____', during the game.
The Blue Jays were playing against the Texas Rangers.
The team's poor pitching performance surprised many fans, given the pitcher's strong career record.
The result added to a difficult day for the Blue Jays at home.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think experienced pitchers sometimes have bad games?
- How do you think fans feel when their home team struggles like this?
- What kind of mistakes can cost a team a baseball game?
- Do you follow any players from Japan who play in MLB? Who?
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