Tarik Skubal, the two-time Cy Young-winner, pitched his debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, and for most guys on the mound, this would be a career highlight. But for Skubal? He apparently called it “just another night at the office.” That kind of casual confidence, especially from a guy on the defending champs, should make every other team in the league seriously worried.
The “Another Night At The Office” Performance
The dude went six innings for the defending champs, striking out six while only giving up two runs on four hits and two walks against the Chicago Cubs. He was pulled before the bottom of the seventh after 85 pitches, which is a solid first outing. His most glaring mistake came from a Dansby Swanson homer, but he really got into a jam in the bottom of the sixth. He walked Seiya Suzuki, then gave up a deep fly ball to right field off Alex Bregman. Kyle Tucker totally misplayed that ball, turning it into a double, and suddenly there was trouble. Suzuki got thrown out at home after a grounder to second, but Bregman still scored on a high infield chopper one batter later. That was the only damage in that inning, but it was enough to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.
Skubal’s Zero-Sympathy Message To The League
Listen, the trade that brought Skubal to L.A. from the Tigers caused a ton of complaints from fans around the league. People are just sick of the Dodgers routinely scooping up the biggest names, whether through free agency or big-time trades. But Skubal? He’s got zero sympathy for their plight. He told reporters Monday, and this is wild, “Every team could trade for me. You know, every team could make that acquisition. I don’t really sympathize with people that blame the Dodgers for anything they’ve done. It’s a winning organization. Now the complaints seem to be because they’ve won the last two World Series. I don’t think it was like that three years ago.” Talk about laying it all out there.
So, a good debut, a tough loss for the team, and a quote that basically tells everyone else to deal with it. This kind of attitude, paired with a two-time Cy Young arm, just reinforces what the rest of MLB already knows: the Dodgers are here to win, and they’re not apologizing for it. Get ready for more of Skubal shutting down lineups, because if this was “just another night,” the rest of the season is gonna be something else.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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