Colorado Rockies Win 2-1 Against Pittsburgh Pirates

科羅拉多落基山隊以 2-1 擊敗匹茲堡海盜隊


Introduction

The Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday. The game ended with a problem about a rule in the last part of the game.

科羅拉多落基山隊在週六以 2-1 擊敗匹茲堡海盜隊。比賽在最後階段因一個規則問題而結束。

Main Body

Both teams hit home runs at the start. Pittsburgh scored first. Then, Colorado scored two points in the third inning. Colorado led 2-1.

兩隊在開局各有本壘打。匹茲堡率先得分。接著,科羅拉多在第三局拿下兩分。科羅拉多以 2-1 領先。

Tomoyuki Sugano played very well for Colorado. He gave up only one run. Paul Skenes played for Pittsburgh. He gave up two runs.

菅野智之為科羅拉多隊表現出色。他僅失一分。Paul Skenes 則代表匹茲堡出賽,他失兩分。

In the ninth inning, the Pirates tried to tie the game. But the umpire said a runner hit a player. This is called interference. The Pirates manager was angry, but the umpire did not change the decision.

在第九局,海盜隊試圖追平比分。但主審判定一名跑者撞到球員。這被稱為「妨礙」。海盜隊總教練非常憤怒,但主審並未更改判定。

Conclusion

The Rockies now have 30 wins. The Pirates have 38 wins and 39 losses. They play again on Sunday.

落基山隊目前擁有 30 場勝場。海盜隊則為 38 勝 39 負。他們將在週日再次對決。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ The 'Action-Result' Pattern

Look at these sentences from the story. They show a simple way to describe what happened in the past:

  • The Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • Pittsburgh scored first.
  • The umpire said a runner hit a player.

The Secret: To tell a story, we use the Past Form of the word. Most of the time, we just add -ed to the end of the word.

Examples from the text:

  • Score \rightarrow Scored
  • Play \rightarrow Played
  • End \rightarrow Ended

Watch out! Some words are 'rebels' and change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Beat (Past) \rightarrow Beat (Past) (stays the same!)
  • Say \rightarrow Said
  • Give \rightarrow Gave

Quick Logic Map: Person/Team \rightarrow Past Action \rightarrow Result

Example: Tomoyuki Sugano \rightarrow played very well \rightarrow only one run.

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win against another person or team
Example:Our team beat the other team 3-0.
inning (n.)
A part of a baseball game
Example:The game is in the third inning.
tie (v.)
To have the same score as the other team
Example:The two teams tie the game at 1-1.
umpire (n.)
The person who makes decisions in a sports game
Example:The umpire said the player was out.
interference (n.)
When a player gets in the way of another player
Example:The player was called for interference during the play.
decision (n.)
A choice or a judgment made after thinking
Example:The manager did not like the umpire's decision.
Practice A2 words in a crossword