Right hander Julio Teheran worked eight innings and led the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves to a 3-1 win over the Norfolk Tides on Tuesday at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Va. Teheran allowed just five hits and one earned, no walks and struck out a season-high nine.

The G-Braves got Teheran a lead in the very first inning. Jose Constanza, playing in his first game in a week, led off the game with a single against Tides’ starter Jason Berken. Luis Durango bunted Constanza to second, and a wild pitch moved him to third.

Stefan Gartrell walked, and Josh Kroeger continued his hot hitting with a single to right, scoring Constanza from third for a 1-0 Gwinnett lead. Ruben Gotay walked to load the bases and Jose Yepez followed with a single to right, plating Gartrell from third and upping the lead to 2-0.

The Tides only run of the night came in the bottom of the second. Teheran, after striking out the first two batters of the inning, gave up a double to left-center by Luis Exposito, then a run-scoring single to center by Blake Davis, cutting the Gwinnett lead to 2-1.

The G-Braves got the run back in the top of the fourth as Gotay led off with a single and moved to third on a single to right by Yepez. Josh Wilson then singled to center scoring Gotay, pushing the lead to 3-1.  From there, Teheran and the bullpen kept the Tides offense at bay, as Norfolk had only two hits the rest of the way.