Dodgers Finish 13-Game Stretch at 8-5, Manager Praises Recovery
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have completed a 13-game stretch, finishing with 8 wins and 5 losses.
After the final game, the Dodgers' manager spoke about the team's performance. He said the team had struggled earlier but had now recovered and shown the kind of baseball it is truly capable of playing.
The last game of the stretch was against the Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers won the game in extra innings, meaning the game continued past the normal nine innings because the score was tied. This victory gave the Dodgers three straight wins in the same series against the Rockies.
Shohei Ohtani played in the game but did not record any hits. He struck out twice, and on both occasions, he went down on just three pitches, known as a strikeout looking or swinging without putting the ball in play.
Roki Sasaki started the game as the Dodgers' pitcher. He pitched five innings and allowed two runs. Despite a solid outing, he was unable to secure his sixth win of the season.
The manager expressed enthusiasm about moving forward, saying he was pleased the team had turned things around after a difficult stretch. He also expressed motivation heading into the next series, suggesting confidence that the team's recent improvement will continue.
Vocabulary8 words
- Dodgers
- a professional baseball team from Los Angeles
- manager
- the person in charge of a sports team
- baseball
- a sport played with a bat and ball between two teams
- Rockies
- a professional baseball team from Colorado
- extra innings
- extra time added to a baseball game when the score is tied
- hits
- successful times a batter hits the ball into play
- strikeout
- when a batter is out after failing to hit the ball three times
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball to the batter
Quiz
Answer key
1. 8 wins, 5 losses 2. The game was won in extra innings after being tied 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have completed a 13-game stretch, finishing with 8 _____ and 5 losses.
After the final game, the Dodgers' manager spoke about the team's performance. He said the team had struggled earlier but had now _____ and shown the kind of baseball it is truly capable of playing.
The last game of the stretch was against the Colorado _____. The Dodgers won the game in extra innings, meaning the game continued past the normal nine innings because the score was tied.
This victory gave the Dodgers three straight wins in the same _____ against the Rockies.
Shohei Ohtani played in the game but did not record any _____. He struck out twice, and on both occasions, he went down on just three pitches.
Roki Sasaki started the game as the Dodgers' pitcher. He pitched five innings and allowed two _____.
Despite a solid outing, he was unable to secure his sixth win of the _____.
The manager expressed enthusiasm about moving forward, saying he was pleased the team had _____ things around after a difficult stretch.