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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal reacts between batters 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 struggles with control but bounces back and has 'a ton of fun' in Dodgers home debut

Tarik Skubal struggles with control but bounces back and has 'a ton of fun' in Dodgers home debut

Although Tarik Skubal didn’t meet his own high standards for execution in his first home start for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was proud that he fought to keep his team in a game it eventually managed to win after he left. Skubal still intends to be better than he was while allowing three runs on four hits over five innings in the Dodgers’ 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Skubal left trailing 3-2 in the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner’s decent, if unspectacular, first start in the home whites. His fastball command was decidedly lacking.