Washington Nationals Win Two Games Against Baltimore Orioles

華盛頓國民隊對戰巴爾的摩金鶯隊贏得兩場


Introduction

The Washington Nationals won two games against the Baltimore Orioles. Foster Griffin and Luis García Jr. played very well.

華盛頓國民隊對戰巴爾的摩金鶯隊贏得兩場。Foster Griffin 和 Luis García Jr. 表現得非常好。

Main Body

Washington won the first game 4-3. Foster Griffin was the pitcher. He played for seven innings and did not let the other team score. The Baltimore team made many mistakes in the field.

華盛頓在第一場以 4-3 獲勝。Foster Griffin 是投手。他投了七局且沒有讓對方得分。巴爾的摩隊在場上犯了許多錯誤。

Washington won the second game 6-4. Luis García Jr. hit two home runs. He is playing very well in June. He helped his team score many points.

華盛頓在第二場以 6-4 獲勝。Luis García Jr. 擊出兩支全壘打。他在六月的表現非常好。他幫助球隊得分許多。

Baltimore also hit home runs. But their pitcher, Kyle Bradish, had problems. The Washington pitchers kept the lead and won the game.

巴爾的摩也擊出全壘打。但他們的投手 Kyle Bradish 遇到了問題。華盛頓的投手維持了領先並贏得比賽。

Conclusion

The Washington Nationals now have a good record. The Baltimore Orioles still have problems with their defense.

華盛頓國民隊現在有不錯的紀錄。巴爾的摩金鶯隊的防守依然有問題。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The "Action-Past" Secret

Look at how we talk about things that already happened. We just add -ed to the end of the word. This is the easiest way to tell a story in English.

Examples from the text:

  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

Wait! Some words are rebels. They change completely. You just have to remember them:

  • Win \rightarrow Won
  • Make \rightarrow Made
  • Have \rightarrow Had

💡 Quick Tip for A2: If you want to say someone did not do something in the past, use did not + the normal word.

He did not played.He did not let the team score.

Key Words to Steal:

  • Record (The total wins and losses)
  • Defense (Stopping the other team)

Vocabulary Learning

pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball in baseball
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
innings (n.)
A part of a baseball game
Example:The player played for seven innings.
mistakes (n.)
Things that are done wrong
Example:I made some mistakes in my homework.
home runs (n.)
When a player hits the ball far and scores a point
Example:He hit two home runs in the game.
lead (n.)
Being ahead in a game or competition
Example:The team kept the lead until the end.
record (n.)
The number of wins and losses for a team
Example:The team has a good record this year.
defense (n.)
The part of the team that stops the other team from scoring
Example:The team has a strong defense.
Practice A2 words in a crossword