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The addition of Rikuu Nishida to the White Sox was made to help lift the lineup, giving manager Will Venable back-to-back speedsters at the bottom and top in Nishida and Sam Antonacci.

But the Sox also hope that Nishida's presence can help slugger Munetaka Murakami get more comfortable in the clubhouse, being able to talk to a teammate in Japanese.

The two were center stage Tuesday night at Rate Field, teaming up for some late-game heroics after the Sox were shut down all night by Twins ace Joe Ryan.

Nishida's eighth-inning single and a two-run shot by Murakami, his 19th of the season, tied the game at 2-2, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Nishida waited for Murakami at the plate and bowed before they high-fived each other.

But the Twins took the final bow, scoring three in the 11th on Brooks Lee's bases-clearing double and holding off the Sox for a 5-3, 11-inning win.

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