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Liam Hendriks wants the ball in the 9th inning every day the Chicago White Sox have a game on the line: ‘It’s a crushing kind of responsibility, and some guys thrive on it’

The Chicago White Sox called upon their closer again in Game 2 and he struck out the side, becoming the first Sox pitcher to save both games of a doubleheader since Bobby Jenks on Sept. 4, 2010, in Boston.

The next day, Hendriks retired the side in order to become the first Sox pitcher to record three saves in two days since Bobby Thigpen on July 27-28, 1991.

“I told these guys, every day I’m ready to go,” Hendriks said during a conference call Thursday. “They wouldn’t let me go (May 31) unfortunately. I understand it — I’m not an idiot — but at the same time I never want to ask for a day off because I get complacent.