Dodgers Manager Warns of Tough Game 3 as Series Heads to Atlanta
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves are playing each other in a Major League Baseball division series. The two teams have won one game each, so the series is tied 1-1.
The teams will now travel to Atlanta for Game 3. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke about the Braves' starting pitcher for that game, Chris Sale, calling him a player to watch closely.
Roberts said he expects a difficult match. "It will be a tough fight," he said, showing respect for Sale's pitching skill ahead of the important game.
Braves manager Brian Snitker also spoke after Game 2, which his team lost. He praised the Dodgers' hitters, saying the opposing team had used a good approach at the plate.
Because they lost Game 2, the Braves now face a "cliff-edge" situation. If they lose Game 4 as well, their season could end quickly.
Reports say a strong Dodgers lineup, especially their top three hitters, could again be the key to winning. In postseason baseball, a single at-bat can change the whole flow of a game.
Both teams will now prepare carefully, knowing that the next two games could decide who advances further in the playoffs.
Vocabulary7 words
- division series
- an early round of games in the baseball playoffs
- approach
- the plan or style a player uses
- cliff-edge
- a situation where losing means the end
- lineup
- the list of players who bat in a game
- postseason
- the games played after the regular season, to decide a champion
- playoffs
- important games after the season that decide the winner
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
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1. 1-1 2. Because Chris Sale will start for the Braves 3. They must win Game 4 or risk losing the series
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves are playing in a Major League Baseball _____ series.
The two teams have won one game each, so the series is _____ 1-1.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke about the Braves' starting _____ for Game 3, Chris Sale.
Roberts said, "It will be a tough _____."
Braves manager Brian Snitker praised the Dodgers' _____, saying they used a good approach at the plate.
Because they lost Game 2, the Braves now face a _____ situation.
Reports say the Dodgers' top three _____ could again be key to winning.
In postseason baseball, a single _____ can change the flow of a game.
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