Tarik Skubal, a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, is scheduled to make his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 4th against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Dodgers acquired Skubal in a trade with the Detroit Tigers shortly before the 2026 trade deadline.
Skubal's first start as a Dodger comes as the team looks to rebound after a 10-5 loss to the Cubs the previous night. He enters the game with a 7-5 record and a 2.79 earned run average. Javier Assad is slated to pitch for the Cubs, holding a 6-1 record with a 3.75 ERA.
Skubal joins a Dodgers pitching rotation that includes Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Emmet Sheehan, Roki Sasaki, Justin Wrobleski, and Shohei Ohtani. The team also has pitchers Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and Gavin Stone currently on the injured list.
The game is scheduled to begin at 8:05 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast nationwide on TBS, with regional coverage on Marquee Sports Network in the Chicago area and SportsNet LA in the Los Angeles area. The game can also be streamed via DIRECTV, which offers a five-day free trial that includes TNT and regional sports networks.