Cleveland Indians center fielder Ezequiel Carrera cannot field a ball hit by Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn in the sixth inning in a baseball game on Sunday, July 24, 2011, in Cleveland. Dunn was safe at second on the error. Omar Vizquel and Paul Konerko scored. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

(AP) The Indians’ list of problems seems to grow by the day.

Already hampered by a stagnant offense, the Indians committed three errors — leading to three unearned runs — in Sunday’s 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

A dropped fly ball by rookie center fielder Ezequiel Carrera, a fielding error by usually sure-handed shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and a throwing error by catcher Carlos Santana spoiled another strong outing by Justin Masterson, who allowed one earned run in seven innings.

Manager Manny Acta’s team has lost four straight and nine of 13 as it struggles to stay in the AL Central race.

“When you’re not scoring runs, you can’t be giving outs away,” Acta said. “That was the case today.”

Masterson (8-7) allowed his only earned run in the first, but the Indians tied the game on Carrera’s RBI single in the fifth. Adam Dunn lofted a pitch from Masterson to straightaway center with two outs in the sixth and runners on first and second. Carrera camped under the towering fly near the warning track. He looked up, stumbled to his right, then ducked as the ball glanced off his glove and fell to the ground.

It put Chicago ahead 3-1, scoring Omar Vizquel, who had singled, and Paul Konerko, who was intentionally walked to face Dunn, hitting .161.

Carrera, called up from Triple-A Columbus during the All-Star break, is replacing Grady Sizemore, who will be out until September with a sports hernia and a knee injury.

“I stumbled a little bit when I reached the warning track,” Carrera said through bullpen catcher Francisco Morales, who served as translator. “I was right underneath it, but when I stumbled, my head moved a little bit and I lost sight of it. I thought I was in the right spot. I just missed it.”

Masterson admitted the error was deflating, but he struck out Carlos Quentin to end the inning.

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