Dodgers survive Tarik Skubal's rocky home debut after Dave Roberts calls out team's lack of 'urgency'

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals on Monday despite a rocky home debut from Tarik Skubal, snapping a difficult stretch in which they had lost eight of their last nine games and dropped three consecutive series. Manager Dave Roberts had publicly called out his team's lack of urgency heading into the game. The win provided some relief for a Dodgers squad that had been struggling significantly in recent form.