Rays Start Ace Rasmussen in World Series Game 2
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The Tampa Bay Rays have lost Game 1 of the World Series to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States.
Because they lost Game 1, the Rays will start their ace pitcher, Rasmussen, in Game 2.
An ace is the strongest and most reliable pitcher on a baseball team.
Both teams have now announced their starting lineups for Game 2 of the series.
A starting lineup shows which players will begin the game for each team.
In Game 1, Brewers relief pitcher Mizogorowski played an important role in the win.
He repeatedly threw a cutball, a fast pitch that moves sharply, during key moments of the game.
He pitched five innings and allowed only one run.
An inning is one of the nine main parts of a baseball game.
A run is a point scored when a player crosses home plate.
Thanks to his strong performance, the Brewers secured a win in Game 1.
Neither the Rays nor the Brewers have much experience in the World Series.
Both teams are described as relatively inexperienced at this high level of competition.
However, both clubs have focused on developing young talent and giving players chances to grow.
This approach has helped both teams reach the World Series this year.
Fans are now watching closely to see if the Rays can respond with a strong Game 2 performance.
With Rasmussen on the mound, the Rays hope to even the series at one win each.
Vocabulary10 words
- World Series
- the championship of US professional baseball
- ace
- a team's best and most trusted pitcher
- starting lineup
- the players chosen to begin a game
- cutball
- a fast pitch that moves suddenly to one side
- inning
- one of the main sections of a baseball game
- run
- a point scored in baseball
- relief pitcher
- a pitcher who comes into the game after the starter
- experience
- knowledge gained from doing something many times
- develop
- to help someone improve over time
- secure
- to successfully get or achieve something
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1. Because the Rays lost Game 1 and need their ace 2. He repeatedly threw cutballs and limited runs 3. As relatively inexperienced but focused on developing talent
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The Tampa Bay Rays have lost Game 1 of the World Series to the Milwaukee _____.
Because they lost Game 1, the Rays will start their ace pitcher, _____, in Game 2.
Both teams have now announced their starting _____ for Game 2 of the series.
In Game 1, Brewers relief pitcher Mizogorowski played an important _____ in the win.
He repeatedly threw a _____, a fast pitch that moves sharply, during key moments of the game.
He pitched five innings and allowed only one _____.
Thanks to his strong performance, the Brewers secured a _____ in Game 1.
Neither the Rays nor the Brewers have much _____ in the World Series.
Both clubs have focused on developing young _____ and giving players chances to grow.
With Rasmussen on the mound, the Rays hope to _____ the series at one win each.
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