MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Chris Sale struck out 11 in eight solid innings in his return from suspension to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.Chicago ended a seven-game road losing streak despite another modest offensive effort. It didn't matter with Sale (3-1) on the mound, as the lanky left-hander made every run count before David Robertson converted his sixth save to end it.Milwaukee's Elian Herrera homered for the third straight day, but Brewers reliever Michael Blazek (3-1) faltered late. 
Sale looked nothing like the pitcher who'd given up 13 runs over his previous two starts against Minnesota and Detroit in returning from a five-game suspension for his role in an April 23 brawl with Kansas City.The biggest reason was his command. After walking seven in his previous 8 1-3 innings, Sale didn't allow a walk until two outs in the eighth in notching his 19th career double-digit strikeout game in his 91st career start.He limited Milwaukee's offense to a pair of big plays - a triple to lead off the game by Jean Segura, who came around to score on Ryan Braun's groundout and Herrera's homer that landed in the Brewers bullpen to lead off the fifth that tied the game at 2.It had the makings of a pitching duel early when Brewers starter Mike Fiers retired the first 11 batters he faced. Fiers struck out seven and allowed two runs on three consecutive hits in the fifth, but his bullpen didn't help him after leaving with one out in the seventh.Reliever Will Smith got out of a seventh-inning jam to keep the game tied at 2, but Blazek loaded the bases with one out on two walks and a single before Alexei Ramirez's sacrifice fly in the eighth made it 3-2. Jose Abreu's two-out RBI single in the ninth proved to be the final margin.Chicago improved to a modest 3-12 away from U.S. Cellular Field, still the worst mark in the majors.
Sale looked nothing like the pitcher who'd given up 13 runs over his previous two starts against Minnesota and Detroit in returning from a five-game suspension for his role in an April 23 brawl with Kansas City.The biggest reason was his command. After walking seven in his previous 8 1-3 innings, Sale didn't allow a walk until two outs in the eighth in notching his 19th career double-digit strikeout game in his 91st career start.He limited Milwaukee's offense to a pair of big plays - a triple to lead off the game by Jean Segura, who came around to score on Ryan Braun's groundout and Herrera's homer that landed in the Brewers bullpen to lead off the fifth that tied the game at 2.It had the makings of a pitching duel early when Brewers starter Mike Fiers retired the first 11 batters he faced. Fiers struck out seven and allowed two runs on three consecutive hits in the fifth, but his bullpen didn't help him after leaving with one out in the seventh.Reliever Will Smith got out of a seventh-inning jam to keep the game tied at 2, but Blazek loaded the bases with one out on two walks and a single before Alexei Ramirez's sacrifice fly in the eighth made it 3-2. Jose Abreu's two-out RBI single in the ninth proved to be the final margin.Chicago improved to a modest 3-12 away from U.S. Cellular Field, still the worst mark in the majors.
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