Tarik Skubal is slated to make his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, Aug. 4, taking the mound at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs and pitcher Javier Assad.
Skubal, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, joins the Dodgers rotation and will be seeking to build on his previous success. Coming into this start, the 29-year-old has a 7-5 record with a 2.79 earned run average. In the preceding two seasons, he posted records of 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA.
"It's exciting. I'm excited. They've got a good group," Skubal said in an interview following the announcement of his new role. He joins a Dodgers team that currently leads the National League West by ten games with a 69-43 record.
The Cubs, who are 6.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central, recently acquired pitcher Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays. Gausman is 5-10 with a 4.38 ERA this season.
Last-minute tickets for the game are available, with the lowest reported price at publication being $90, including fees, on SeatGeek. Seats in the 100 level start at $147, including fees. A discount code, NYPOST10, offers $10 off purchases over $250 for first-time SeatGeek users.
The Cubs' upcoming schedule at Wrigley Field includes a series against the Chicago White Sox from Aug. 17-19. The team also has various promotional giveaways planned for the remainder of the season, including replica jerseys and bobbleheads, with most distributed to the first 5,000 fans.