Baseball News from Minnesota

明尼蘇達州棒球新聞


Introduction

Three baseball teams played games recently. The teams are Bemidji, Austin, and Albert Lea.

最近有三支棒球隊進行了比賽,分別是 Bemidji、Austin 和 Albert Lea。

Main Body

Bemidji played two games on July 7. They won the first game 9-2. Gunner Ganske played very well. They won the second game 11-7. Bemidji now has 15 wins and 3 losses.

Bemidji 在 7 月 7 日進行了兩場比賽。他們第一場以 9-2獲勝,Gunner Ganske 表現出色。他們第二場以 11-7 獲勝。Bemidji 目前擁有 15 勝 3 敗的戰績。

Austin played Albert Lea on July 8. Austin lost the game 2-1. The game lasted nine innings.

Austin 在 7 月 8 日對陣 Albert Lea。Austin 以 2-1 輸掉了比賽。比賽共進行了九局。

Austin's pitchers were very good. Jonah Klein and Brandon Rye stopped the other team from scoring for eight innings. But Austin did not score enough points to win.

Austin 的投手表現非常好。Jonah Klein 和 Brandon Rye 在前八局阻止了對方得分。但 Austin 的得分不足以贏得比賽。

Conclusion

Bemidji is winning many games. Austin has a good record but lost their last game.

Bemidji 贏了很多場比賽。Austin 雖然紀錄不錯,但失去了上一場比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The 'Action' Shift

Look at how the story moves from the Present (now) to the Past (finished).

1. Finished Actions (Past) When the game is over, we change the word:

  • Play → Played
  • Win → Won
  • Lose → Lost

Example: "Austin lost the game."

2. Current Status (Present) When we talk about the score or the team's rank right now, we use has or is:

  • Bemidji has 15 wins.
  • Bemidji is winning.

Quick Guide: Past Event → Played/Won/Lost Current State → Has/Is


Vocabulary Note Score\text{Score} → The number of points in a game. Record\text{Record} → The total list of wins and losses.

Vocabulary Learning

recently (adv.)
A short time ago
Example:I recently started learning English.
losses (n.)
Games that a team or player did not win
Example:The team has five wins and two losses.
innings (n.)
A part of a baseball game
Example:The game is in the ninth inning.
pitchers (n.)
The players who throw the ball in baseball
Example:The pitchers must throw the ball carefully.
scoring (v.)
Getting a point in a game
Example:The player is scoring a goal for his team.
record (n.)
The number of wins and losses for a team
Example:The team has a great record this year.
Practice A2 words in a crossword