The San Jose Earthquakes’ winless skid extended to eight matches after Wednesday’s 5-0 loss to the host Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, Colorado.

The Quakes have been outscored 28-7 during that stretch, including a 6-1 loss to Portland on Saturday. The Quakes (2-6-5, 11 points) are winless since returning from the MLS is back tournament.

San Jose has allowed 38 goals this season and has a miserable -21 goal differential.

“This is really a moment I’ve never experienced before,” coach Matias Almeyda said in Spanish.

In 2019, expansion team Cincinnati had a league-record -44 goal differential by allowing 75 goals. The Quakes don’t have enough games in this shortened season to match that dubious mark.

Almeyda said the condensed schedule of games every three days has made it difficult to train and work on the mistakes.

“Physically we’re not there because we can’t train,” said Almeyda, who added that has talked to owner John Fisher this week about the team’s struggles.

Captain Chris Wondolowski said he continues to believe in Almeyda’s system.

“I think we’re not implementing it right, we’re not understanding, we’re not doing anything to correct it as well on the field,” he said. “I know the philosophy we have, it’s simple at times, and a lot of it can be done by desire alone. And that’s the thing that’s missing right now.”

Cole Bassett and Jonathan Lewis each scored for the second consecutive game for the Colorado Rapids.

Bassett headed home an entry by Jack Price off a free kick to open the scoring in the 35th minute. The 19-year-old homegrown has three goals and an assist in the past four games.

The Rapids (5-4-4), who had two wins and scored 12 goals in their first nine games this season, have scored 11 times, with three wins, in the four games since.

Lewis, a 23-year-old, ran onto a no-look pass from Kellyn Acosta and put it away in the 50th minute, and an own goal made it 3-0 in the 70th. Nicolás Mezquida and Andre Shinyashiki added goals in the to cap the scoring.