Minnesota Twins Win 3-1 Against Cleveland Guardians

明尼蘇達雙子隊以 3-1 擊敗克里夫蘭守護者隊


Introduction

The Minnesota Twins won a game against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday. The score was 3-1.

明尼蘇達雙子隊在週二贏得一場對陣克里夫蘭守護者隊的比賽,比分為 3-1。

Main Body

Taj Bradley played very well for the Twins. He stopped the other team from scoring many points. He got ten strikeouts.

Taj Bradley 為雙子隊表現非常出色。他阻止了對方球隊得分。他共完成了十次三振。

The Guardians made many mistakes. They dropped the ball and threw it badly. This helped the Twins score two points in the second inning.

守護者隊犯了許多錯誤。他們掉球且傳球失誤。這幫助雙子隊在第二局得到了兩分。

Rhys Hoskins hit one home run for the Guardians. Later, Kody Clemens hit the ball far to help the Twins score again. The Twins won the game.

Rhys Hoskins 為守護者隊擊出了一支全壘打。隨後,Kody Clemens 將球擊遠,幫助雙子隊再次得分。最終雙子隊贏得了比賽。

Conclusion

The Twins won three games in a row. The Guardians lost three games in a row.

雙子隊三場連勝,而守護者隊則三場連敗。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Past Action' Pattern

Look at how the story tells us what happened. We add -ed to the end of action words to show the game is finished.

  • Win → Winned (Wrong!) \rightarrow Won (Special word)
  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • Stop \rightarrow Stopped
  • Drop \rightarrow Dropped
  • Help \rightarrow Helped

Quick Tip: If you see -ed, the action is over. It is in the past.


🛠️ Opposite Results

In English, we use two different words for the result of a game:

WON (The winner) \leftrightarrow LOST (The loser)

  • Twins \rightarrow Won
  • Guardians \rightarrow Lost

Vocabulary Learning

score (n.)
the total number of points in a game
Example:The final score of the match was 3-1.
strikeouts (n.)
when a pitcher makes a batter fail to hit the ball three times
Example:The player got ten strikeouts in the game.
mistakes (n.)
things that are done wrong
Example:The team made many mistakes during the game.
inning (n.)
a part of a baseball game
Example:The Twins scored two points in the second inning.
home run (n.)
a hit that allows the player to run around all the bases
Example:Rhys Hoskins hit one home run for his team.
in a row (phrase)
one after another without stopping
Example:The Twins won three games in a row.
Practice A2 words in a crossword