Baseball News for Minor League Teams

小聯盟球隊棒球新聞


Introduction

Some baseball teams won their games and some teams lost. Many players played very well.

一些棒球隊贏了比賽,而一些則輸了。許多球員表現非常出色。

Main Body

The Iowa Cubs won 11-7. All players hit the ball. Jonathon Long and BJ Murray hit home runs.

Iowa Cubs 以 11-7 獲勝。所有球員都擊球成功。Jonathon Long 和 BJ Murray 擊出了全壘打。

The Knoxville Smokies won 2-0. Jace Beck was great and got ten strikeouts. Now Knoxville is first in their group. But the Myrtle Beach Pelicans lost 8-4.

Knoxville Smokies 以 2-0 獲勝。Jace Beck 表現出色,拿到了十次三振。現在 Knoxville 在其分組中排名第一。但 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 以 8-4 輸球。

The South Bend Cubs won 7-6 in a long game. Ty Southisene hit the winning run. Angel Cepeda played again after he was sick.

South Bend Cubs 在一場漫長的比賽中以 7-6 獲勝。Ty Southisene 擊出了獲勝分。Angel Cepeda 在病癒後重新上場。

Other players did well too. Daniel Keaney and Caden Scarborough got many strikeouts. The Frisco Roughriders did not hit the ball much.

其他球員也表現良好。Daniel Keaney 和 Caden Scarborough 拿到了許多三振。Frisco Roughriders 的擊球表現則不盡理想。

Conclusion

Knoxville is in a good position. Many players are learning and getting better.

Knoxville 目前處於有利位置。許多球員正在學習並不斷進步。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'WIN/LOSS' CONTRAST

In English, we use But to show a change in direction.

  • Knoxville won \rightarrow (Happy/Good)
  • But Myrtle Beach lost \rightarrow (Sad/Bad)

🕒 PAST vs. PRESENT

Look at how the story moves from what happened to how things are now:

The Past (Finished)

  • Won
  • Lost
  • Played
  • Was

The Present (Right Now)

  • Is
  • Are

💡 QUICK VOCABULARY

  • Great \rightarrow Very good
  • Sick \rightarrow Not healthy
  • Better \rightarrow More good than before

Vocabulary Learning

strikeouts (n.)
When a batter fails to hit the ball three times and must leave the field
Example:The pitcher was great and got ten strikeouts in the game.
position (n.)
A place where someone or something is in a list or a competition
Example:The team is in a good position to win the championship.
winning run (n.)
The final point that allows a team to win a game
Example:Ty hit the winning run to help his team win 7-6.
Practice A2 words in a crossword