Level 1 - Absolute Beginner
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6 to 2 on Wednesday night. It was Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.
The Brewers now lead the series 3 to 0. They need one more win to go to the World Series.
Jackson Chourio hit a home run on the very first pitch. Later, Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit home runs in a row.
- series
- a set of games between two teams
- home run
- a hit that lets the batter run around all the bases
- pitch
- a throw from the pitcher to the batter
- lead
- to be ahead
- championship
- a contest to find the best team
- World Series
- the final baseball games of the year
- win
- to finish first
- night
- the dark part of the day
Level 2 - Elementary
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6 to 2 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium and took a 3 to 0 lead in the National League Championship Series. They are now one win away from their first World Series trip since 1982.
Jackson Chourio hit a home run on the first pitch against Blake Snell. Will Smith then hit a two run double that put the Dodgers briefly ahead. In the seventh inning, Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back to back home runs.
Trevor Megill finished the game with a four out save. The Dodgers now must win four games in a row to keep their title hopes alive. Game 4 is on Thursday at 5 p.m. Pacific time, and Tyler Glasnow will pitch for Los Angeles.
- leadoff
- the first batter's turn in a game
- double
- a hit that gets the batter to second base
- briefly
- for a short time
- inning
- one part of a baseball game
- back to back
- one right after the other
- save
- a win secured by the last pitcher
- alive
- still in the contest
- pitch
- to throw the ball to the batter
Level 3 - Intermediate
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6 to 2 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium to seize a 3 to 0 lead in the National League Championship Series, moving one victory from their first World Series appearance since 1982. Jackson Chourio set the tone by homering on the first pitch he saw from Blake Snell.
The Dodgers answered when Will Smith lashed a two run double to put them in front, but the lead did not last. In the seventh inning Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell struck back to back home runs, turning a tight game into a comfortable win, and closer Trevor Megill slammed the door with a four out save.
Los Angeles now has to win four straight games to keep its title defense alive. Game 4 starts at 5 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday at Dodger Stadium, with Tyler Glasnow on the mound. The pressure on the champions is heavy.
- seize
- to take quickly and firmly
- set the tone
- to start in a way that shapes what follows
- lash
- to hit very hard
- closer
- a pitcher who ends close games
- slam the door
- to stop the other team from scoring
- title defense
- an effort to keep a championship
- mound
- the raised place where the pitcher stands
- deficit
- the number of games or points you are behind
Level 4 - Advanced
The Milwaukee Brewers dismantled the Los Angeles Dodgers 6 to 2 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, seizing a commanding 3 to 0 lead in the National League Championship Series and positioning themselves one win from their first World Series since 1982. Jackson Chourio established the tenor of the evening by driving Blake Snell's first pitch over the fence.
Will Smith's two run double briefly pushed the defending champions in front, but Milwaukee's bats awoke in the seventh, when Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell connected on consecutive home runs to break the game open. Closer Trevor Megill then shut the door with a four out save, extinguishing any hope of a late Los Angeles rally.
The Dodgers now face the daunting task of winning four consecutive games to preserve their title defense, starting with Game 4 at 5 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, with Tyler Glasnow on the mound. A reversal from such a deficit is rare in baseball, and the champions will need their lineup to rediscover its rhythm immediately.
- dismantle
- to take apart completely
- commanding
- strong and in control
- tenor
- the general mood or direction
- defending champions
- the team that won last time
- consecutive
- following one after another
- extinguish
- to put out completely
- daunting
- hard and frightening
- reversal
- a complete change from one result to the opposite
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