Dodgers Fall Behind 0-2 in NL Championship Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost the first two games of the National League Championship Series in MLB. This series decides which team goes to the World Series.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani went to bat four times but did not get a single hit. Pitcher Roki Sasaki had a better outing, pitching one scoreless inning.
Another Dodgers pitcher, Yamamoto Yoshinobu, was involved in a controversial moment. He wanted to use a system called ABS, which helps umpires decide if a pitch is a strike or a ball.
Catcher Will Smith said he was not confident about using the ABS challenge system. This happened during two close calls, in the first and third innings.
The Dodgers manager later criticised Smith's decision, saying he was not satisfied with it. Some reports suggest the choice may have changed the outcome of the game.
The Dodgers now need to win the next games to stay alive in the series. Fans and reporters are focused on how the team will respond after two tough losses.
Vocabulary9 words
- Dodgers
- a famous baseball team from Los Angeles
- Championship Series
- a set of games to decide who reaches the final
- MLB
- the top baseball league in the United States
- hit
- when a batter successfully hits the ball
- scoreless inning
- a part of the game where no points are scored
- ABS
- a computer system used to check if a pitch is correct
- umpires
- officials who make decisions during the game
- challenge
- a request to check if a decision was correct
- manager
- the person in charge of the team
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Answer key
1. They are down 0-2 2. The ABS challenge system 3. False
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost the first two games of the National League Championship _____.
This series decides which team goes to the _____ Series.
Ohtani went to bat four times but did not get a single _____.
Roki Sasaki pitched one _____ inning.
Yamamoto Yoshinobu wanted to use a system called _____.
This system helps umpires decide if a pitch is a strike or a _____.
Catcher Will Smith said he was not confident about using the ABS _____ system.
This happened during two close calls, in the first and _____ innings.
The Dodgers manager later _____ Smith's decision.
The Dodgers now need to win the next games to stay _____ in the series.
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