Level 1 - Absolute Beginner
The Brewers play the Rays in the World Series. This is a big baseball final.
The Rays scored four runs early. But the Brewers did not give up. They won the game, 5 to 4.
Now the Brewers lead the series, 2 games to 0. Game 3 is on Monday.
- baseball
- A sport with a bat and a ball.
- run
- One point in baseball.
- game
- One match in a sport.
- lead
- To be ahead.
- series
- A group of games between two teams.
- win
- To get more points and beat the other team.
- early
- Near the start.
- final
- The last and biggest game or round.
Level 2 - Elementary
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5 to 4 on Saturday night in Game 2 of the World Series. They now lead the best-of-seven series, 2 games to 0.
It did not start well. The Rays scored four runs in the first inning and led 4 to 0. But the Brewers fought back. Their starter, Logan Henderson, pitched only three innings, and then five relievers kept the Rays from scoring again.
In the sixth inning, Sal Frelick hit a home run to tie the game. In the seventh, Cooper Pratt hit a single and the Brewers took the lead. Game 3 is on Monday on FOX.
- inning
- One part of a baseball game.
- starter
- The pitcher who begins the game.
- reliever
- A pitcher who comes in after the starter.
- home run
- A hit that lets the batter run around all the bases.
- tie
- To make the score equal.
- single
- A hit that gets the batter to first base.
- best-of-seven
- A series won by the first team to win four games.
- fight back
- To try hard after being behind.
Level 3 - Intermediate
The Milwaukee Brewers rallied from a four-run deficit on Saturday night to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5 to 4 and take a 2 to 0 lead in the World Series. They had won Game 1 by 3 to 2.
Tampa Bay struck first and hard, scoring four times in the opening inning with the help of run-scoring singles from Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero. Milwaukee starter Logan Henderson lasted just three innings, but five relievers then shut the Rays out. The Brewers closed the gap in the fourth when Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda misplayed a ground ball, allowing Pratt to score from third.
Sal Frelick tied the game with a solo home run in the sixth, and Cooper Pratt's single in the seventh gave Milwaukee its first lead. Aaron Ashby finished it in the ninth by striking out Yandy Diaz with a runner on third. The Brewers are in their first World Series since 1982, and Game 3 is on Monday on FOX.
- rally
- To recover from a poor position.
- deficit
- The amount by which a team is behind.
- opening inning
- The first part of a baseball game.
- misplay
- To make a mistake while fielding.
- shut out
- To prevent the other team from scoring.
- solo home run
- A home run with nobody else on base.
- strike out
- To get a batter out on three strikes.
- run-scoring single
- A hit that lets a runner score.
Level 4 - Advanced
For one inning, Game 2 looked like a rout. Tampa Bay scored four times in the first, helped by run-scoring singles from Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero, and Milwaukee starter Logan Henderson lasted only three innings. Yet the Brewers, who had edged the Rays 3 to 2 in Game 1, did what has defined their October: they refused to panic and won 5 to 4 to go up 2 to 0 in the World Series.
The turn came through patience and a little help from the other side. Five relievers kept Tampa Bay scoreless after the first inning, and in the fourth Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda misplayed a ground ball, allowing Cooper Pratt to score from third. Sal Frelick tied the game with a solo homer in the sixth, and Pratt's single in the seventh delivered the first Brewers lead of the night.
Aaron Ashby sealed it in the ninth by striking out Yandy Diaz with the tying run on third base. Milwaukee, in its first World Series since 1982, now holds a commanding edge heading into Game 3 on Monday on FOX. Teams that go up 2 to 0 usually win the title, though the Rays will point out that they have just shown how thin the margin can be.
- rout
- A crushing, one-sided defeat.
- edge
- To win by a very small margin.
- defined
- Made clear what something is like.
- patience
- Calm waiting without rushing.
- misplayed
- Handled badly in a game.
- seal
- To make a result certain.
- commanding
- Giving strong control.
- margin
- The size of a lead or gap.
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