This rally beer's for A.J.

Sometimes you just need a rally beer.

So says Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who responded to reports that Boston Red Sox players drank beer in the clubhouse by admitting that he did the same during games last season.

"Yes, absolutely I have before," Pierzynski told The Dan Patrick Show. "Sometimes you’re just really struggling and you just say, ‘Hey, you know what, I need something to calm me down and let’s have a beer.’ A couple of us will do it together, and sometimes it works out.

"It's just, sometimes you just need a rally beer. If you’re in extra innings and you’re in about the 15th inning and you really need to get going again, that sometimes works for you."

Pierzynski, is serving as an analyst for Fox during the American League Championship Series.

He later clarified that he wouldn't drink an entire beer during a game, just a few sips.

He added he and other Chicago players drank shots before one of the 2008 Division Series playoff games in Tampa.