Kansas City Royals Win Baseball Game

堪薩斯市皇家隊贏得棒球賽

Jun 20, 2026, 03:11
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Introduction

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Friday.

堪薩斯市皇家隊在週五以 6-3 擊敗聖路易紅雀隊。

Main Body

St. Louis started the game well. They scored two runs first. Then the Royals played better in the fourth inning. They scored four runs and took the lead.

聖路易開局表現良好。他們首先得分兩分。接著皇家隊在第四局表現更好，得分四分並取得領先。

Jac Caglianone hit a very long home run in the fifth inning. The St. Louis pitcher, Michael McGreevy, played poorly. He gave the Royals five runs.

Jac Caglianone 在第五局擊出了非常遠的全壘打。聖路易的投手 Michael McGreevy 表現不佳，讓皇家隊拿了五分。

St. Louis tried to win at the end of the game. They scored more runs in the ninth inning. But the Royals won the game. Bobby Witt Jr. did not play because his knee was hurt.

聖路易在比賽末段嘗試反擊。他們在第九局拿到了更多分數。但皇家隊最終贏得了比賽。Bobby Witt Jr. 因為膝蓋受傷而沒有上場。

Conclusion

The teams play again on Sunday. Dustin May and Stephen Kolek will pitch.

兩隊將在週日再次對決。Dustin May 和 Stephen Kolek 將擔任投手。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Time Sequence' Trick

To reach A2, you need to tell a story in order. This article uses simple words to move the story forward. Look at these:

  • First →\rightarrow The start of the game.
  • Then →\rightarrow The next thing that happened.
  • At the end →\rightarrow The finish.

📉 Opposites in Action

Notice how the writer describes the players. This is the easiest way to build your vocabulary:

GoodBad
Played betterPlayed poorly
Won the gameHurt knee

💡 Quick Grammar Tip: The Past

Everything here happened on Friday. We change the action words (verbs) to show it is finished:

  • Beat →\rightarrow Past form of 'beat' (stays the same here)
  • Score →\rightarrow Scored
  • Play →\rightarrow Played
  • Hit →\rightarrow Hit
  • Try →\rightarrow Tried

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win a game or competition against someone.
Example:Our team beat the other team 2-0.
scored (v.)
To get a point or a run in a game.
Example:She scored a goal in the last minute.
inning (n.)
A part of a baseball game.
Example:The team played very well in the third inning.
lead (n.)
A position of being ahead in a game.
Example:The team took the lead after scoring one more run.
pitcher (n.)
The player who throws the ball in baseball.
Example:The pitcher threw the ball very fast.
poorly (adv.)
In a way that is not good.
Example:He played poorly because he was tired.
hurt (adj.)
In pain or injured.
Example:I cannot run because my leg is hurt.
pitch (v.)
To throw the ball in baseball.
Example:The player will pitch the ball to the batter.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→