Level 1 - Absolute Beginner
The Milwaukee Brewers are going to the World Series. They won four games in a row against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The last game ended 6 to 4. A player named Garrett Mitchell hit a home run in the sixth inning. It put his team ahead.
Another player, David Hamilton, hit a home run in the ninth inning. Jake Bauers was the best player of the series.
The Brewers have not played in the World Series since 1982. It starts on October 23.
- team
- A group of players.
- game
- A match with rules.
- home run
- A hit that lets the player run around all the bases.
- inning
- One part of a baseball game.
- series
- A group of games between two teams.
- win
- To get the most points.
- ahead
- In front.
- best
- Better than all others.
Level 2 - Elementary
The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. They won all four games and now go to the World Series for the first time since 1982.
In Game 4 on Thursday, the Brewers won 6 to 4. Garrett Mitchell hit a home run in the sixth inning off pitcher Tanner Scott to give his team the lead. In the ninth, David Hamilton added a solo home run off Edwin Diaz.
Jake Bauers was named the most valuable player of the series. The Brewers finished the regular season with 103 wins and 59 losses, so they will have home field advantage in the World Series.
Their opponent is not yet known. The Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays are tied at two games each in the American League series. The World Series is set to begin on Friday, October 23.
- swept
- Won every game in a series.
- lead
- To be in front.
- pitcher
- The player who throws the ball to the batter.
- solo
- Done by one player alone.
- valuable
- Very useful or important.
- regular season
- The long part of the year before the playoffs.
- opponent
- The person or team you play against.
- tied
- Having the same score.
Level 3 - Intermediate
Milwaukee is heading back to the World Series for the first time since 1982 after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The 6 to 4 victory in Game 4 on Thursday night completed four straight wins over the defending powerhouse.
The decisive moment came in the sixth inning, when Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead home run off Tanner Scott. David Hamilton then gave the Brewers a two-run cushion in the ninth with a solo shot off closer Edwin Diaz. Jake Bauers was named the series most valuable player.
Milwaukee won 103 games in the regular season, a better record than either remaining American League contender, which gives it home field advantage in the final series. Betting markets made the Brewers favourites even before the American League winner was known.
That winner is still undecided. The Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays are level at 2 to 2, with Game 5 on Sunday and no further rest days. The World Series opens on October 23.
- sweep
- To win every game of a series.
- defending
- Currently holding a title.
- powerhouse
- A very strong team or organisation.
- go-ahead
- Putting a team in front.
- cushion
- A safe margin of lead.
- closer
- A pitcher who finishes close games.
- favourite
- The one expected to win.
- level
- Having the same score.
Level 4 - Advanced
Milwaukee's four-game demolition of the Dodgers sends the franchise to its first World Series since 1982. The 6 to 4 clincher on Thursday night completed a sweep of the defending champions.
The turning point was Garrett Mitchell's go-ahead home run off Tanner Scott in the sixth. David Hamilton supplied the insurance in the ninth, a two-out solo drive against Edwin Diaz that left Los Angeles needing three runs it could not find. Jake Bauers collected series MVP honours.
The Brewers' 103 regular-season wins earned them home field advantage in the Fall Classic, an edge that betting odds of minus 170, or roughly a 63 percent chance, already reflected before the American League was settled.
The opponent will emerge from an unusually tight contest. Cleveland and Tampa Bay are locked at two wins apiece with Game 5 on Sunday and no scheduled rest days, so the finalist may arrive depleted, with its pitching staff stretched, when the World Series begins on October 23.
- demolition
- Total defeat or destruction.
- franchise
- A sports team that is part of a league.
- roster
- The list of players on a team.
- clincher
- A game or goal that settles a contest.
- insurance run
- An extra run that makes a lead safer.
- depleted
- Reduced in strength or supply.
- apiece
- For each one.
- finalist
- A team that reaches the last round.
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