Say one thing about the Chicago White Sox: They aren't babying injury-prone pitcher Jake Peavy.  Three days after his first start back from the disabled list (and a dugout flare-up with catcher A.J. Pierzynski), Peavy pitched four innings in an emergency relief role Saturday. It was his first relief appearance since he was in Class A ball in 2000.  White Sox starter John Danks was forced to leave the game in the second inning after suffering a strained right oblique muscle and the team's bullpen was tapped out after Friday's 14-inning loss.  Manager Ozzie Guillen said starters Peavy, Mark Buehrle and Gavin Floyd all volunteered to take the ball. He picked Peavy, who gave up one hit and struck out seven in four dominant innings in Chicago's 3-0 victory against the Washington Nationals.  "In all the games that I've been managing in my career, this is one I'm not going to forget. The way the team stuck together when Danks went down, everyone knew how struggling we were in the pen, we could have used a couple of guys. All of a sudden three guys come up and say 'I'm ready to go if you need me.' That's class act. As a team, I hope this thing picks up to the next level and start playing better."  Danks, who had turned around his season after a miserable start, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday.  Peavy, who threw 104 pitches in Wednesday win over the Cubs, tacked on 55 more Saturday in recording his fourth win. He has been on the disabled list twice this season – at the start of the year completing his rehab from shoulder surgery last summer and from June 6-22 with a strained groin muscle.  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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