PITTSBURGH, June 16 (UPI) -- Mark Buehrle pitched eight innings of one-run ball Saturday to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Buehrle (4-3) scattered nine hits, walked a batter and struck out four to earn the 101st victory of his career. The left-hander is 6-1 since the start of the 2005 season in nine starts against the National League.
Josh Fields had a two-run homer and a run-scoring double for the Sox, who ended a four-game losing streak.
John Van Benschoten (0-1), who made his first major league start in almost three years, yielded two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings in the loss. Van Benschoten has spent most of his time rehabbing from operations on both shoulders since going 1-3 with a 6.91 ERA in six games (five starts) for Pittsburgh in 2004.
Ryan Doumit had a pair of hits and drove in the lone run for the Pirates.
