Atlanta Braves Change Players Before Break

亞特蘭大勇士在休賽前調整球員


Introduction

The Atlanta Braves play one last game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Then the players take a break.

亞特蘭大勇士將與聖路易紅雀進行最後一場比賽,隨後球員將進入休息期。

Main Body

The Braves lost their last game 4-1. They want to win this game. They do not want to lose every game in this series.

勇士隊上一場比賽以 4-1 輸球。他們希望贏下這場比賽,不想在這次系列賽中場場皆輸。

The team changed some players. Danny Young will pitch now. He replaces JR Ritchie. This change makes the game hard to predict.

球隊更換了一些球員。接下來將由 Danny Young 投球,接替 JR Ritchie。這次變動讓比賽結果變得難以預測。

The team also changed the batting order. Drake Baldwin is first. Jim Jarvis and Dominic Smith are also in the game.

球隊也調整了擊球順序。Drake Baldwin 排在第一位,Jim Jarvis 和 Dominic Smith 也將參與比賽。

Some Braves players are very good against the Cardinals pitcher, Dustin May. The Braves also picked a new player, Carter Beck, for the future.

部分勇士球員在面對紅雀隊投手 Dustin May 時表現非常出色。勇士隊還為未來選擇了一名新球員 Carter Beck。

Conclusion

The game starts at 2:15 p.m. at Busch Stadium.

比賽將於下午 2:15 在 Busch 球場開始。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The "Want" Power-Up

In this text, we see how to talk about goals and desires using want.

1. Positive Goal

  • "They want to win this game."
  • Pattern: Person → want to → action.

2. Negative Goal

  • "They do not want to lose..."
  • Pattern: Person → do not want to → action.

🧩 Word Swaps (Replacing)

When one person takes the place of another, we use replaces.

  • Danny Young replaces JR Ritchie.
  • (Danny is NEW → JR is OLD)

Quick Tip: Use replaces when talking about a change in a team or a job.

Example:

  • My new phone replaces my old phone.A new player replaces an old player.

Vocabulary Learning

break (n.)
A short time to stop working or playing to rest
Example:The students take a ten-minute break between classes.
series (n.)
A set of games played by the same two teams
Example:The team won three games in the series.
pitch (v.)
To throw a ball toward the batter in baseball
Example:The player can pitch the ball very fast.
replace (v.)
To put a new person or thing in the place of another
Example:I need to replace my old phone with a new one.
predict (v.)
To say what will happen in the future
Example:It is difficult to predict the weather for tomorrow.
future (n.)
The time that will come after the present
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
Practice A2 words in a crossword