Baseball News: Tigers and Padres
棒球新聞：老虎隊與教徒隊
Introduction
The Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres have new plans for their players.
底特律老虎隊與聖地牙哥教徒隊為他們的球員制定了新計劃。
Main Body
The Detroit Tigers have a pitcher named Drew Anderson. He now plays for more time in one game. He uses different types of throws. This helps him win against other teams.
底特律老虎隊有一名投手名叫 Drew Anderson。他現在在每場比賽中可以投球更多時間。他使用不同類型的投球方式，這幫助他擊敗其他球隊。
The San Diego Padres beat the Texas Rangers 6-4. Manny Machado played very well. He hit a home run and helped his team win.
聖地牙哥教徒隊以 6-4 擊敗德州遊騎兵隊。Manny Machado 表現非常出色，他擊出了一支全壘打並幫助球隊獲勝。
Walker Buehler and Mason Miller pitched well. But, one player named Ethan Salas is hurt. He cannot play now. The team is also looking at a new player named Blake Hunt.
Walker Buehler 和 Mason Miller 表現優異。但是，一名叫 Ethan Salas 的球員受傷了，目前無法上場。球隊也在關注一名叫 Blake Hunt 的新球員。
Conclusion
The Tigers are changing how they use pitchers. The Padres want to keep winning games.
老虎隊正在改變他們使用投手的方式，而教徒隊希望繼續贏得比賽。
Vocabulary Learning
Action Words in the Past
Look at these words from the text. They tell us what happened before now:
- Beat (The Padres beat the Rangers)
- Played (Manny Machado played well)
- Hit (He hit a home run)
- Pitched (Walker Buehler pitched well)
The Secret Pattern The -ed Ending
To talk about the past, we usually add -ed to the end of the word:
- Play Played
- Pitch Pitched
Be Careful! Some words are rebels. They don't use -ed. They just change or stay the same:
- Beat Beat
- Hit Hit
Quick Guide for A2: If you want to say you did something yesterday, try adding -ed. If that sounds strange, the word might be a 'rebel' word!