White Sox held to 4 hits; lose series to Diamondbacks

May 9, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (79) hits a single RBI against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning at U.S Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

There was no offense on the South Side for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The team was held to four hits in a 5-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The White Sox lost two of three in this series, including a loss on Saturday night.

Of the four hits by the “Good Guys,” two came off the bat of Gordon Beckham, as he went 2-for-4. Jose Abreu gained another hit this season, and the other hit was from Moises Sierra.

That was all the offense for the White Sox, as their lone run came in the sixth inning, as it was scored by Sierra off a home run.

Moises Sierra hits a home run

For what looked like could be a great series for Chicago on Friday night, turned out to be a disaster for the remainder of the weekend. The series loss drops the White Sox to 19-20 overall. They trail the Detroit Tigers by five games in the AL Central, as they are 21-12 on the season.

This 2014 team just makes me shake my head, because there is no solid reason the White Sox should have lost this series to the Diamondbacks, especially Sunday when they were facing a pitcher making his debut.

When a team has players like the White Sox who can hit the baseball (look at what they did on Friday) there isn’t much of an excuse that can be given to be held to four total hits against a team like the Diamondbacks, who are all of a sudden playing winning baseball.