It’s too early, the Dodgers say, to sound any alarm bells. Their lineup is too talented, they believe, for the narrative not to eventually turn. But right now, the team’s biggest problem is not difficult to diagnose.

The Chicago Cubs on Saturday handed the defending-champion Los Angeles Dodgers the franchise's most lopsided shutout loss against any team in 60 years in a 16-0 rout. The pasting represented the Dodgers' worst shutout loss since an 18-0 road loss to the Reds in 1965.

The Cubs pounded 21 hits, including nine for extra bases, and won 16-0 in the Dodgers' worst home shutout loss in franchise history.