Washington Nationals Win Baseball Game

華盛頓國民隊贏得棒球比賽


Introduction

The Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Monday, June 23, 2026.

華盛頓國民隊在 2026 年 6 月 23 日星期一,以 4 比 1 擊敗費城費城人隊。

Main Body

The game started late because of rain. Curtis Mead and Luis Garcia Jr. hit home runs for Washington. James Wood also scored two points. Foster Griffin played very well and stopped the other team from scoring.

比賽因為下雨而延遲開始。Curtis Mead 和 Luis Garcia Jr. 為華盛頓隊擊出全壘打。James Wood 也得分兩分。Foster Griffin 表現出色,成功阻止對方得分。

Philadelphia had a problem with their players. They used two different pitchers. Brandon Marsh hit one home run, but Philadelphia did not score many points. They only had five hits in the whole game.

費城隊的球員遇到了問題。他們使用了兩位不同的投手。Brandon Marsh 擊出了一次全壘打,但費城隊並沒有得分太多。整場比賽他們僅有五次安打。

Washington is playing very well this year. Philadelphia is not winning many games lately. Now, both teams have two wins each in their series.

華盛頓隊今年表現非常出色。費城隊最近贏球較少。目前兩隊在系列賽中各贏兩場。

Conclusion

The teams play again on Tuesday. Jesús Luzardo and Zack Littell will pitch.

兩隊將於週二再次對決。Jesús Luzardo 和 Zack Littell 將擔任投手。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The Power of 'NOT'

In this story, we see how to say someone is not doing something. This is the easiest way to change a 'Yes' sentence into a 'No' sentence.

How it works: Put did not or is not before the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • Philadelphia did not score many points. (They tried, but no points!)
  • Philadelphia is not winning many games. (This is happening now/lately).

Simple Rule: Positive \rightarrow Negative

  • Winning \rightarrow Not winning
  • Scored \rightarrow Did not score

🕒 Time Words

Look at how the story moves through time:

  • Monday \rightarrow The past (What happened).
  • This year / Lately \rightarrow The general present (The situation now).
  • Tuesday \rightarrow The future (What will happen next).

Quick Tip: Use Lately when talking about a trend that started recently and is still true.

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win a game or competition against someone
Example:Our team wants to beat the other team today.
score (v.)
To get a point in a game
Example:The player tried to score a goal.
pitcher (n.)
The player in baseball who throws the ball
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
lately (adv.)
In the recent time; not long ago
Example:I have been very busy lately.
series (n.)
A set of games played between the same two teams
Example:The teams are playing a three-game series this week.
Practice A2 words in a crossword