Luyện nghe bài hát The Blues, Pt. 1

a game winnin' from the beginnin' of the first inning.
an day off since it's provincial playoffs,
and i'm shortstop, batting fourth in the line-up,
the pitcher's a right-hander with an unorthodox wind-up.
and a good move to first, throws a curve, and speeds.
can be wild at times and known to the strangest leads.
like the time we faced him, he turned one savage
lead a loss for his team, and inflated his earned run average.
but today he seems focused and we were out to dry
in the top of the first 'cause he out the side.
but in the bottom half, the bad came out swingin'.
a lot of like to choose takin' the same route,
bringing the big hitters to the plate, and players that are speed,
and try to manufacture runs and out to an early lead.
and time it worked, so we were gonna need a hero,
'cause after one complete, the already 3 to 0.
leadin' off the second, i swung at the pitch.
no wonder the center fielder back-peddled to the track and settled it.
0 for 1 and get goin'.
the ball's thrown around the horn and back to the now.
and all is good for the bad guys, but not so hot for the visitors.
the big right-hander is no prisoners.
he seems to us figured out, the question is, can we compete?
pitching perfect after 3 complete and has a 3-1 lead.

top of the fourth and our lead-off makes it to first base.
and here we go, the worst-case
scenario for any pitcher because he got a reckon
that the first chance he gets, he's try to steal second,
which he does. so for the first time the mission,
we've got out and a man in scoring position.
the next batter out to right, but yo word,
that's only one out and a runner on third.
so then the number 3 hitter steps up to the talk,
showin' where he'll hit, but draws the walk.
it's an old maneuver they 'cause trouble may follow
unless they get the double from the clean-up hitter and that's me.
the infielder's set up a double play depth when ready,
but i smack a line into left-center for a double, bringing two across,
which just leaves it up to me to do the in the clean-up spot,
now the score was 3 to 2.
the score remained the through five past hits to pretense.
we it close with a dazzling display of defense.
we had to pull the starting pitcher, the one that was handed.
the story of the sixth inning was base runners left
and bullpen activity. but the job is gettin' it done
after a executed hit and run
and may later prove to be the ultimate game-winning catch.
we got a tie game into the seventh inning stretch.