Baseball News: Dylan Crews and the Seattle Mariners

棒球新聞:Dylan Crews 與西雅圖水手隊


Introduction

Dylan Crews is playing better now. But some players for the Seattle Mariners are playing worse.

Dylan Crews 現在打得更好了,但西雅圖水手隊的部分球員表現卻下滑了。

Main Body

Dylan Crews is a new player for the Washington Nationals. He is hitting the ball well in his last seven games. He is fast and plays good defense. However, he does not wait for good pitches. He swings at too many bad balls.

Dylan Crews 是華盛頓國民隊的新球員。他在最近七場比賽中的擊球表現很好。他速度快且防守出色。然而,他不會等待好球,對壞球的揮棒次數過多。

The Seattle Mariners are not scoring many runs. They are 25th in the league. This is a big problem for the team.

西雅圖水手隊的得分不高,在聯盟中排名第 25 位。這對球隊來說是一個巨大的問題。

Three players, Josh Naylor, J.P. Crawford, and Julio Rodríguez, are struggling. They swing at the first pitch too much. They do not hit the ball hard. Last year they were better, but now they are not.

三位球員 Josh Naylor、J.P. Crawford 和 Julio Rodríguez 表現掙扎。他們過多地在第一球就揮棒,且擊球力道不足。他們去年的表現比現在好。

Conclusion

Dylan Crews is getting better. The Seattle Mariners hitters are getting worse at the start of the game.

Dylan Crews 表現越來越好,而西雅圖水手隊的擊球手在比賽開始時的表現則越來越差。

Vocabulary Learning

📈 The 'Better vs. Worse' Scale

In this story, we see people changing. To reach A2, you need to describe if something is moving up or down.

1. Moving Up (Positive)

  • Better \rightarrow Dylan Crews is playing better now.
  • Getting better \rightarrow Dylan Crews is getting better.

2. Moving Down (Negative)

  • Worse \rightarrow Some players are playing worse.
  • Getting worse \rightarrow Hitters are getting worse.

💡 Quick Logic: Use 'Better' when the result is a win ✅ Use 'Worse' when the result is a fail ❌

Example Pattern: [Person] + is getting + [better/worse]

Vocabulary Learning

defense (n.)
The act of stopping the other team from scoring
Example:The team has a very strong defense this year.
pitch (n.)
The act of throwing the ball to the batter in baseball
Example:The player waited for a good pitch to hit.
scoring (v.)
Getting points in a game
Example:The team is scoring many runs today.
league (n.)
A group of sports teams that play against each other
Example:Their team is 25th in the league.
struggling (v.)
Having a difficult time doing something
Example:The student is struggling with his math homework.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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