With the wind blowing out Wednesday at Wrigley Field, the San Diego Padres matched a franchise worst and established two others in a 23-3 rout by the Chicago Cubs.That matched the most runs the Padres have ever allowed, equaling the total on May 17, 1977, in another embarrassing loss at Wrigley Field. The Cubs’ eight home runs — three off starter Walker Buehler, three off reliever Kyle Hart and two off catcher Rodolfo Duran — were the most they have ever surrendered. The margin of defeat was the largest in San Diego history.“It’s going as poorly as it can right now,” manager Craig Stammen told reporters after the Padres’ losing streak reached five games. “We got to find a way to dig deep, dig our way out of that hole. I think there’s some grit on this team and we got to dig deep for that. … If we get negative, we turn on each other, we start pointing fingers, that’s when it’ll turn into disaster.”As Stammen attempted to preserve a taxed bullpen amid a blowout, Buehler was charged with a career-high nine runs over four innings. Since May 19, San Diego’s patchwork rotation has produced a 5.22 ERA and only four quality starts. The Padres are 14-24 in that span, evoking memories of their second-half collapse in 2021, when they essentially ran out of big-league-caliber starting pitching.Keith Law's Big Board for the 2026 MLB DraftKeith LawChicago’s eight home runs tied a Cubs team record set nearly a year ago, on July 4, 2025, at Wrigley Field against the St. Louis Cardinals. The 23 runs scored was the most for the Cubs since they tied a franchise record with 26 at Colorado on August 18, 1995.