Tarik Skubal gives up 3 runs in 5 innings, leaves with Dodgers trailing in his home debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tarik Skubal yielded three runs on four hits while pitching five innings in the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner’s home debut for the Los…
In his Dodgers' home debut, starting pitcher Tarik Skubal allowed three runs over five innings, trailing the Kansas City Royals 3-2. Despite striking out six batters, Skubal's performance fell short of manager Dave Roberts' expectations of an "electric night." The rookie, acquired from Detroit nine days prior, needed 95 pitches and struggled, issuing two walks and hitting a batter.
The loss marked the Dodgers' eighth straight defeat before their current homestand. At Dodger Stadium, Skubal faced his first pitching assignment of the season, having made his debut at Wrigley Field just a week earlier. The trade, the Dodgers' biggest of the deadline, saw Los Angeles exchange three promising prospects for Skubal, who will benefit from unrestricted free agency this winter.
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