Dodgers Win 2020 World Series

Hey, I am not a Dodgers fan but I thought it was time to introduce our students to some key baseball terms in English! 

2020-10-29 · Charlie Samra ·

Dodgers Win 2020 World Series

Alas, my Phillies did not even make it into the playoffs this year. But the Los Angeles Dodgers had a great regular season, and it seemed to me a matter of time before they would reign as MLB champions.

So it took the Dodgers 6 games to finish off the Devil Rays.  The Dodgers beat American League's Tampa Bay Devil Rays by a score of 3-1. The Dodgers, who took the series 4 games to 2, won for the 7th time in 32 years.

Note that the 2020 World Series was held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Texas Rangers. It was unusual because the entire World Series was played at a neutral site due to COVID restrictions. Such were the times.

It was a close game until the sixth inning, when the Dodgers tied the game on a wild pitch, and Corey Seager drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder's choice.  Seager, with a batting average of .400, 2 home runs, and 5 RBIs, was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP). The Rays' Yoshitomo Tsutsugo did not have a chance to play in this one, unfortunately for fans in Japan. 

I wanted to add a few more interesting facts about this game.  First of all, Blake Snell, the Rays pitcher, was pulled after 5 1/3 innings, after giving up only one run!  The Rays' pitching management philosophy is not to allow any of their pitchers to go through the lineup more than two times. So, when the third time came around in the 5th inning, manager Kevin Cash yanked Snell.  Nick Anderson came in, and he promptly gave up 2 runs and the lead.

The second thing that I thought was interesting was that during the game, a COVID test result for the Dodgers' Justin Turner came back positive.  When the Dodgers' manager was informed, he pulled Turner from the game.  Turner was to go into quarantine at that point.  But, after the Dodgers won the game, Turner celebrated with the Dodgers without wearing a mask.  He apparently forced his way onto the field past security. Unbelievable.  I wonder how many Dodgers will test positive for COVID this week. 

Lastly, there were a lot of strikeouts. The Rays and Dodgers combined to strike out 27 batters in Game 6, the most ever in a nine-inning World Series Game. The previous record was 25 strikeouts done several times, most recently in Game 3 of the 2000 World Series.

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fielder's choice 野手(やしゅ)選択(せんたく) C1 · 上級 よく使う
  1. Jones reached base on a fielder's choice at second base.
    ジョーンズは、二塁(にるい)への送球(そうきゅう)をした野手(のて)選択(せんたく)のおかげで、一塁(いちるい)ベースに到達(とうたつ)した。
wild pitch 暴投(ぼうとう) C1 · 上級 ときどき
  1. A wild pitch in the 3rd inning allowed both runners to move up a base.
    (かい)暴投(ぼうとう)(りょう)選手(せんしゅ)がベースを(すす)んだ。
inning イニング B1 · 中級 ときどき
  1. He pitched very well, but the manager decided to take him out after the 6th inning.
    (かれ)非常(ひじょう)にうまくピッチングしたが、監督(かんとく)は6(かい)()(かれ)()ろすことにした。
batting average 打率(だりつ) B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. His batting average is around .290, but his strikeout rate is terrible.
    (かれ)打率(だりつ)(やく).290ですが、三振(さんしん)(りつ)はひどいです。
home run ホームラン A2 · 初中級 よく使う
  1. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in 1927, which was a record that lasted for many years.
    ベーブ・ルースは1927(ねん)に60(ほん)のホームランを(はな)ちました。それは(なん)(ねん)(つづ)いた記録(きろく)でした。
pull ()ろす B2 · 中上級 よく使う
  1. After 5 innings the manager pulled our best pitcher, and that turned out to be a big mistake.
    5イニング()監督(かんとく)がベストな投手(とうしゅ)()ろしたが、それは(おお)きな間違(まちが)いだった。
yank ()ろす B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. The reliever gave up 2 runs so he was quickly yanked by the manager.
    リリーフ投手(とうしゅ)は2(てん)(ゆる)したので、マネージャーにすぐに()ろされました。
strikeout 三振(さんしん) B1 · 中級 まれ
  1. Reggie Jackson holds the record for the most career strikeouts by a batter with 2,597.
    レジー・ジャクソンは、2,597(にん)打者(だしゃ)による(もっと)(おお)くの三振(さんしん)記録(きろく)をキャリア保持(ほじ)しています。
philosophy 哲学(てつがく) B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. The Rays' pitching management philosophy is to not allow any of their pitchers to go through the lineup more than two times.
    レイズのピッチング管理(かんり)哲学(てつがく)は、どのピッチャーも2(かい)以上(いじょう)ラインナップを(まわ)れないないようにすることです。
quarantine 隔離(かくり) B2 · 中上級 ときどき
  1. When you arrive in Hawaii, they will test you for coronavirus. If you test positive, you will have to go into quarantine.
    ハワイに到着(とうちゃく)すると、コロナウイルスの検査(けんさ)(おこな)われます。テストが陽性(ようせい)場合(ばあい)は、隔離(かくり)される必要(ひつよう)があります。

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