LOS ANGELES -- Over the last month, the Dodgers haven’t been able to find their way. The offense has been good more often than not, but injuries to the starting rotation and one of the worst bullpens in the National League have prevented the club from building any sort of momentum.

The Dodgers came into Saturday’s game against the Giants with an 11-15 record since May 18. They dropped to 11-16 over that span with their worst loss of the season, a 15-0 blowout at Dodger Stadium.

Not only was it the worst loss of the season for the Dodgers, but it was one of the worst the franchise has suffered in quite some time. The 15-run defeat is the most lopsided loss since a 19-3 loss to the Giants in 2013.

It was also the most lopsided shutout loss since an 18-0 loss to the Reds in 1965. To make matters worse, it’s the largest home shutout loss since the Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 15-0, in 1898.

“This is as long [of a rut] as I can remember,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “We’re obviously trying to find solutions. … As far as level of concern, not concerned overall. It doesn’t feel good to lose, certainly over a stretch like this. We just have to focus on playing good baseball. If we do that, it will change."

During this stretch the Dodgers have maintained that they’ve played good baseball. In part, that’s true. The team has battled late into games, being walked off twice during the last road trip and losing in extras on Friday. On the other hand, there are no moral victories. The Dodgers have to be better. There’s too much talent on the roster, despite the injuries. Maybe Saturday’s blowout loss serves as a turning point.

“It’s been hard, obviously, to build any kind of momentum,” Roberts said. “There’s things that we have to do better when things aren’t going well. Little things, the execution part of things, that certainly when things aren’t going well, are going to show themselves.”

Bobby Miller, one of the lone bright spots during the current stretch, got the start for the Dodgers on Saturday. Since getting called up, Miller has given the Dodgers a much-needed boost in a rotation that has trotted out four rookies already this season, including Friday's starter, Emmet Sheehan, straight from Double-A.

Miller came into the game with a 0.78 ERA, having allowed just two runs over his first four big league starts. It was one of the best beginnings to a career in franchise history. But Saturday wasn’t so kind to the right-hander as he allowed seven runs over 5 2/3 innings, ballooning his ERA to 2.83.

“Just a couple bad pitches,” Miller said. “Honestly, I felt like there was a lot of good in there today, as well. There’s a lot to learn, as well. But yeah, I feel like I made some really good pitches today, besides a couple at-bats.”

To Miller’s point, the right-hander tossed four scoreless innings to start his outing. He was on a 20-inning scoreless streak, the longest by a Dodgers pitcher this season. But in the fifth, Miller was punished for a leadoff walk against Luis Matos, who later stole second and took third on a throwing error by Miller.

Matos scored on a Brandon Crawford broken-bat RBI single. Three batters later, the Giants were able to get to Miller again as LaMonte Wade Jr. crushed a three-run homer on a first-pitch curveball.

“Hats off to him for hitting a first-pitch curveball,” Miller said of Wade. “Not really many guys swing first-pitch curveball off me. A lot of guys I feel like are sitting fastball. So, hats off to him. Really good hit.”

Miller was tagged for four more runs in the sixth, largely due to more struggles from left-hander Alex Vesia, who allowed a grand slam to J.D. Davis, effectively ending the game. Vesia has allowed at least one run in 11 of his 22 outings this season.

“It’s something we’re digging in on,” Roberts said. “Because if you look at the stuff as a whole, it’s pretty comparable to where it’s been the last couple of years. But certainly the results aren’t.”

The Dodgers have been searching for answers for a few weeks. They’ll need to find them sooner rather than later.