Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates Win Games

巴爾的摩金鳥與匹茲堡海盜隊贏得比賽

Jun 18, 2026, 19:40
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Introduction

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Oakland Athletics 12-4.

2026年6月17日星期三，巴爾的摩金鳥以 5-3 擊敗西雅圖水手隊。匹茲堡海盜隊則以 12-4 擊敗奧克蘭運動家隊。

Main Body

Kyle Bradish played very well for the Orioles. He got 12 strikeouts. Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday hit home runs. The Orioles won the game.

Kyle Bradish 為金鳥隊表現出色，他投出了 12 次三振。Gunnar Henderson 和 Jackson Holliday 擊出全壘打。金鳥隊贏得了比賽。

Julio Rodríguez played for the Mariners. He hit many home runs and stole bases in his career. Then he hurt his leg and left the game. The Mariners lost.

Julio Rodríguez 代表水手隊出賽。他在職業生涯中擊出了許多全壘打並多次盜壘。隨後他腿部受傷而離開比賽。水手隊輸掉了比賽。

The Pirates scored 12 runs. Ryan O'Hearn helped his team a lot. He got six RBIs. Braxton Ashcraft was a good pitcher for the Pirates.

海盜隊得分 12 分。Ryan O'Hearn 給予球隊很大幫助，他貢獻了 6 分打點。Braxton Ashcraft 是海盜隊的一名優秀投手。

Aaron Civale played for the Athletics. He did not play well. He gave the Pirates six runs. Zack Gelof hit the ball in 21 games in a row.

Aaron Civale 代表運動家隊出賽。他的表現不佳，讓海盜隊得到了 6 分。Zack Gelof 已經連續 21 場比賽擊球。

Conclusion

The Orioles and Pirates won their games. Now the Mariners and Athletics play new teams.

金鳥隊與海盜隊贏得了比賽。現在水手隊與運動家隊將對陣新球隊。

Vocabulary Learning

⚾ Action Words: Past Tense

In this story, everything happened in the past. To talk about yesterday or last week, we change the end of the action word.

The "ED" Pattern Most words just add -ed to show it is finished:

  • play →\rightarrow played
  • help →\rightarrow helped

The "Special" Words Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • win →\rightarrow won
  • beat →\rightarrow beat (stays the same!)
  • get →\rightarrow got
  • hit →\rightarrow hit (stays the same!)

🚫 Saying "NO" in the Past When something did not happen, we use a magic helper: did not.

Correct: He did not play well. Wrong: He did not played well. ←\leftarrow (Never put "ed" after "did not")

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win a game against another person or team
Example:Our school team can beat the other school today.
strikeouts (n.)
When a pitcher makes a batter out by throwing three good pitches
Example:The pitcher had five strikeouts in the first half of the game.
career (n.)
The total time a person spends working in a specific job
Example:The doctor had a very long and successful career.
scored (v.)
To get a point or a run in a game
Example:The player scored a goal in the last minute.
pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball to the batter
Example:The pitcher throws the ball very fast.
in a row (phrase)
One after another without stopping
Example:It rained for five days in a row.
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