White Sox walk off with win in desert finale

Appearing in a Cactus League game for the first time since being released and re-signed earlier this week, Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed 5 1/3 quality innings for the Indians on Wednesday while White Sox reliever Jesse Crain continued to work his way back from a leg injury as Chicago squeezed out a 5-4 win at Camelback Ranch.

Meanwhile, after three White Sox Minor Leaguers pitched the first five innings, Crain came in for the sixth and surrendered two runs on three hits.

The outing marked just the third time this spring the right-hander has appeared in a Cactus League game.

The White Sox broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning when Gordon Beckham drove home Angel Sanchez with a RBI single to left field.

The Indians didn’t trail long, however, first tying the game in the sixth off Crain before taking the lead in the eighth on a two-run single off the bat of Erik Gonzalez.

With more than 6,000 in attendance Wednesday, the White Sox finished their time at Camelback Ranch this spring with 90,729 fans.

Up next: As the White Sox break camp and head home to Chicago, Jake Peavy stays behind to throw on the Minor League side in Arizona during Thursday’s scheduled off-day.

Hector Santiago is scheduled to throw in Friday’s exhibition game in Milwaukee, and the White Sox hope to have Alex Rios back in the lineup in right field.