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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in Los Angeles.

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Tarik Skubal gives up 3 runs in 5 innings, leaves with Dodgers trailing in his home debut

Tarik Skubal gives up 3 runs in 5 innings, leaves with Dodgers trailing in his home debut

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 Angeles Dodgers against Kansas City. Skubal left with the Dodgers trailing 3-2 after a decent, if unspectacular, first start in the home whites. Skubal needed 95 pitches and managed just one 1-2-3 inning against the Royals, with the Jac Caglianone tagging him for a two-run homer and an RBI single. Skubal’s reception at Dodger Stadium showed their fans still don’t take their deep-pocketed team’s winning mentality for granted.