Houston Astros Send Mike Burrows to Minor League

休士頓太空人將 Mike Burrows 降至小聯盟

Jul 7, 2026, 21:45
USSports

Introduction

The Houston Astros sent pitcher Mike Burrows to a lower league. He played poorly in a game against the Washington Nationals.

休士頓太空人將投手 Mike Burrows 降至低級聯賽。他在對陣華盛頓國民隊的比賽中表現不佳。

Main Body

Burrows played a game on Monday. He gave the other team ten runs. The Astros lost the game 12-11. Burrows has a bad record this year.

Burrows 在週一參加了一場比賽。他讓對方得到了十分。太空人最終以 11-12 輸掉比賽。Burrows 今年的紀錄很糟糕。

Managers Dana Brown and Joe Espada wanted to help Burrows. He tried to change how he throws the ball. He can throw the ball well, but the other players hit it too hard.

經理 Dana Brown 和 Joe Espada 想要幫助 Burrows。他嘗試改變投球方式。雖然他能投出好球，但對方球員擊球力量太強。

Now, Alimber Santa joins the main team. Other players are hurt and will come back soon. The team is not sure who will play in the next games.

現在 Alimber Santa 加入了大聯盟球隊。其他受傷的球員很快會回歸。球隊目前不確定接下來的比賽將由誰出賽。

Conclusion

Mike Burrows will practice in the minor leagues. Alimber Santa is now on the main team.

Mike Burrows 將在小聯盟練習。Alimber Santa 現在已進入大聯盟球隊。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Action' Pattern

In this story, we see a clear way to describe things that happened in the past. We use -ed at the end of words to show the action is finished.

Look at these examples:

  • send → sended (Wait! This is wrong. Some words are special. We say sent).
  • play → played
  • want → wanted
  • try → tried

💡 Simple Word Swaps

To reach A2, you can swap basic words for 'stronger' ones found in the text:

  • Bad →\rightarrow Poorly
  • Get better →\rightarrow Improve (implied by "change how he throws")
  • Injured →\rightarrow Hurt

🛠️ Building a Sentence

Notice how the text connects a person to a result: [Person] →\rightarrow [Action] →\rightarrow [Result]

Example: Mike Burrows →\rightarrow played poorly →\rightarrow the Astros lost.

Vocabulary Learning

pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball to the batter in baseball.
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
poorly (adv.)
In a way that is not good.
Example:He played poorly in the first half of the game.
record (n.)
The number of wins and losses for a player or team.
Example:The team has a great record this season.
joins (v.)
To become a member of a group or team.
Example:A new player joins the team today.
practice (v.)
To do an activity many times to become better at it.
Example:I practice English every day.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→