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Went to the Royals Game 6-22-2013

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Taken from ESPN KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The  Chicago White Sox  had the right reliever on the mound with the game tied in the eighth inning Saturday, especially when some miscommunication in the outfield allowed the Royals to put a runner on third base with one out. Jesse Crain  calmly retired  Salvador Perez  on a popup and then struck out  Lorenzo Cain  to end the threat, his 29th straight scoreless appearance -- and one that kept Chicago in the game. "Luckily we had Jesse in there," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You make a mistake and you have a guy in there who can still get you out of it." It wound up being a decisive moment when  Alejandro De Aza  drove in  Jordan Danks  with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth, sending the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over Kansas City. "I always have the feeling out there that I'm going to get through it no matter what," said Crain, who hasn't allowed a run...