OAKLAND—Pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, Tommy Milone outdueled Gavin Floyd and the Oakland Athletics beat the White Sox 2-0 on Tuesday night.Daric Barton drew a leadoff walk in the eighth and Luke Hughes struck out before Matt Thornton relieved Floyd (1-3). Suzuki doubled to left and Barton scored easily, then Eric Sogard added an RBI single as the A’s ended a 16-inning scoreless stretch going back to Sunday’s 5-1 victory against Cleveland.Sox pitching produced yet another strong outing on a road trip full of them, but the White Sox had their four-game winning streak snapped along with a six-game road winning streak.A night after Jake Peavy pitched a three-hitter in a 4-0 White Sox win Monday — Oakland’s fourth time being blanked — Floyd did his part. On Saturday in Seattle, Phil Humber pitched a perfect game in a 4-0 win over the Mariners.Milone (3-1) matched Floyd all night until Oakland’s offense finally capitalized. The A’s did plenty on defense to back Floyd, turning double plays and throwing out Brent Morel on a steal attempt in the eighth after he hit a two-out single.Milone, acquired in the winter trade that sent All-Star Gio Gonzalez to Washington, allowed three hits over eight efficient innings, struck out five and didn’t walk a batter in a 98-pitch outing. Grant Balfour finished the four-hit shutout, Oakland’s fourth, for his fifth save in as many tries in a game that went 2 hours, 27 minutes.Floyd, who came in with a 3-1 record and 2.35 ERA with 35 strikeouts in his previous seven career starts against the A’s, allowed two hits and one run, struck out six and walked two in 7 1-3 innings.The White Sox were trying for their longest road winning streak since a seven-gamer from Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, 2010. Still, the 7-2 start away from home was the club’s best since winning 10 of its first 12 on the road in 2005. Alex Rios went 0 for 3 and had his 11-game hitting streak snapped, with Adam Dunn pinch-hitting for him in the ninth. Dunn struck out swinging to end it.A’s left fielder Coco Crisp was held out of the lineup after he still experienced symptoms of his recent illness after playing all nine innings Monday following five games out because of a bug and inner ear issue.

NOTES—Humber, who pitched the 21st perfect game in major league history Saturday at Seattle, flew home Tuesday morning to be with his wife before the birth of their first child. Humber – claimed off waivers from the A’s on Jan. 18, 2011, is set to pitch Thursday at home vs. Boston. … Jarrod Parker, who grew up in Indiana as a Sox fan, makes his A’s debut in Wednesday afternoon’s series finale. “I grew up a White Sox fan, so it’s going to be cool,” he said. … Oakland SS Cliff Pennington and C Suzuki each had the night off, before Suzuki entered to pinch hit in the eighth and stayed in behind the plate. … A’s owner Lew Wolff watched batting practice from the field and confirmed Barry Bonds’ trial lawyer, Allen Ruby, is now on the legal team for the club’s efforts to build a new ballpark in San Jose.