CHICAGO -- The Padres have played seven games since returning from the All-Star break and are 1-6 over that stretch, with the team’s poor defense contributing to that.

San Diego’s recent defensive issues managed to be the difference once again as the Padres committed two more costly errors in Friday afternoon’s 6-5 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

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After a game-tying solo home run by Josh Naylor in the top half of the eighth, the Padres did themselves no favors in the bottom of the inning.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has made the impossible look mundane during his first season in the big leagues, and while he continues to wow all that watch, his attempt to be spectacular didn’t go quite as planned on Friday.

With a runner on first, Tatis fielded a slow, one-out chopper before throwing across his body to try and turn a potential inning-ending 6-4-3 double play. But unlike the fantastic plays he has made so many times this season, the ball sailed into right field, putting a pair of runners in scoring position.

“Same ground ball comes again, you just make a good throw,” Tatis said. “If I miss, I miss, and if I do the right thing, my team’s going to be happy. It’s one or the other, so I was going to go for the better one.”

Added Padres manager Andy Green: “What I saw there was a young guy trying to make a big play, and that’s just not going to end up being a double-play ball. He has all the time in the world to slow down, just take his time and get that lead out and be done with it. That’s reactionary. It’s not something where you’re thinking about your throwing.”

The errant throw opened up the potential for a huge inning, but the Padres received another chance to turn two and get out of the frame after an intentional walk to load the bases. That is until the bad defense reared its ugly head again.

Manny Machado, who homered in his Wrigley debut in the third inning, fielded a chopper and threw to catcher Francisco Mejía for the forceout at home. But Mejia’s attempt to turn the double play got away from first baseman Eric Hosmer, permitting the go-ahead run to score and making it a 6-5 game.

Mejia’s ill-advised throw would have likely not gotten David Bote running to first, as Hosmer was charged with the error on the play.

“I should have been anticipating anything that could happen,” Hosmer said. “That’s a ball I should have come up with.”

Added Cubs manager Joe Maddon: “That's a Gold Glove first baseman. You don't necessarily expect that.”

The Padres defensive woes have come at the most inopportune times in the last two weeks, as a fielded grounder here or a turned double play there could've been the difference between a win and a loss over their most recent stretch.

San Diego has committed 10 errors since the All-Star break and leads the National League with 71 on the season. Tatis has six of those miscues since the Midsummer Classic.

“I think a couple of young guys playing really fast, trying to do special things, and sometimes those plays just aren’t there," Green said. "If you’re going to make mistakes in the field, mistakes of aggression are the better kind of mistakes. I think both those guys are going to continue to learn and continue to grow.”

Tatis committed to fighting through his defensive rut and getting back to the eye-popping defense he played during the first half.

“It’s just baseball, like I’ve been saying when I’m doing good, just have to keep doing what I’m doing,” Tatis said. “Baseball is a game of struggles. You’re going to have ups and downs.”