Two Baseball Wins for the Cardinals

May 13, 2026, 22:36
USSports

Introduction

This report talks about two baseball games. Both teams are called the Cardinals.

Main Body

The Webb City Cardinals played the Joplin Eagles. Webb City won 1-0. Braden Strickland hit the ball and Landon Johnson scored one run. The pitchers played very well and stopped the other team. The St. Louis Cardinals played the Oakland Athletics. St. Louis won 6-4. They scored many runs in the first inning. JJ Wetherholt hit a home run in the sixth inning. St. Louis stopped a losing streak. They are very good when they play away from home. One player from Oakland, Nick Kurtz, played well for many games in a row.

Conclusion

Both Cardinals teams won their games.

Learning

⚾ Talking about the Past

In this text, we see words that tell us things already happened. This is the most important pattern for A2 learners: The -ed ending.

How it works: Add -ed to the action word to move it from now to before.

  • Play → Played
  • Stop → Stopped
  • Score → Scored

The 'Outlier' (The rule breaker): Some words change completely. They don't use -ed.

  • Win → Won
  • Hit → Hit (stays the same!)

Quick Look:

  • "Webb City won" (Past)
  • "They played well" (Past)
  • "JJ hit a home run" (Past)

Vocabulary Learning

team (n.)
A group of people who work together to play a sport.
Example:The Cardinals were a strong team.
win (v.)
To be victorious in a game or contest.
Example:They won the game.
game (n.)
An activity with rules that people play to have fun or compete.
Example:The game lasted nine innings.
player (n.)
Someone who takes part in a sport or game.
Example:The player hit a home run.
score (n.)
The number of points or runs in a game.
Example:The score was 6-4.
run (n.)
A point scored when a batter reaches home plate.
Example:He scored a run.
home (n.)
The place where a team usually plays its games.
Example:They played at home.
pitcher (n.)
A player who throws the ball to the batter.
Example:The pitcher threw a fastball.