CHICAGO -- Over the past two seasons, it was the Dodgers who grew accustomed to having more talent than their opponents, often leading to lopsided wins. It’s the type of talent that helped them win a combined 217 games over those regular seasons.

But on Friday, a new-look Dodgers team still trying to find its identity was on the wrong side of one of those blowouts, recording just one hit and losing 13-0 to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The 13-run loss was the most lopsided for Los Angeles since a 14-0 defeat to the Astros on Aug. 4, 2018.

“I think the easy answer is a loss is a loss,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “But it never feels good to get your butt kicked like this. I felt good last night after the win, and to come out today and get beat up doesn’t feel good. Still have an opportunity to win a game tomorrow. I expect our guys to come in and do that.”

The Dodgers were hoping that James Outman’s two-homer game on Thursday would jumpstart a much-needed winning streak. It’s the same feeling they had on Saturday when David Peralta hit a walk-off single against the Cubs, and on Tuesday when Clayton Kershaw pitched a gem against the Mets for his 200th career win.

But just like after those moments, Los Angeles wasn't able to build off the momentum. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have each said the Dodgers’ problem is they haven’t been able to put a complete game together, something that has been unusual for Los Angeles over the past five seasons.

When the Dodgers pitch well, the offense sputters. When the offense clicks, the starting staff or the bullpen struggles. On Friday, nothing was working, and Los Angeles paid the price.

“Whatever the combo is, we’re just not putting it all together,” Betts said. “Just gotta find a way to do it.”

Dodgers ace Julio Urías has been the one consistent piece of the rotation, but the Mexican left-hander had his toughest outing of the season, allowing five runs over 3 1/3 innings. It was his shortest outing since he went two innings last July 10, also against the Cubs.

Urías struggled with his fastball command early in the game. He grew visibly upset in the bottom of the first inning. That only escalated when an apparent strike three to Seiya Suzuki wasn’t called. A few pitches later, Suzuki hit a two-run double that split the gap in left-center field.

In the third, Cody Bellinger and Trey Mancini hit back-to-back home runs off Urías. It was the second consecutive start that the left-hander allowed back-to-back homers.

“I really felt good and prepared for the rematch against these guys, but I just fell short,” Urías said in Spanish. “You have to give them credit. You have to give them respect. They really gave it to us, and we just have to get back to work for the next one.”

While Urías didn’t have his best stuff, the Dodgers’ offense didn’t provide any glimpse of hope against Cubs left-hander Drew Smyly. Smyly retired the first 21 batters he faced, putting Los Angeles on perfect game watch. At one point, Smyly punched out six consecutive Dodgers hitters.

The Dodgers were saved from being just the 24th team to be on the wrong side of a perfect game in the eighth inning when Smyly and catcher Yan Gomes collided near the third-base line on Peralta’s swinging bunt, which had an exit velocity of 33 mph.

“There was no hard contact all day,” Roberts said. “We were fortunate to have a collision between the pitcher and catcher to get an infield knock. Drew pitched a heck of a ballgame.”

With the loss, the Dodgers fell back under .500 (10-11). They haven’t won consecutive games since April 3-4 against the Rockies. Even in a month with lots of inconsistencies, Friday’s game was one Los Angeles will want to forget.

“I think we’re just going to try to flush it,” Roberts said. “I know I’ve said that more times than I care to in the first month of the season. Right now, that’s all you can do.”