ATLANTA -- Julio Teheran gave up just three singles in six sharp innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0
Kelly Johnson and Jonny Gomes each homered for the Braves off Johnny Cueto (2-3).
Teheran (3-1), an NL All-Star last year, came into the game with a winning record despite three straight sub-par starts. He struck out five in a row during one point and fanned a season-high six overall.
Teheran was never threatened after the Braves built an early 4-0 lead. He walked two.
Cody Martin, Michael Kohn and Luis Avilan combined for three innings of one-hit relief as the Braves recorded their second shutout of the season.
Reds shortstop Zack Cozart left the game in the fourth when he bruised his right index finger fielding a grounder by Teheran. He was charged with an error. X-rays were negative.
Cueto was
Andrelton Simmons and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back doubles in the first inning and Johnson followed that with a two-run drive. Johnson leads the Braves with five home runs.
Cueto escaped a bases-loaded
Cameron Maybin added an RBI single in the sixth inning after Cueto balked Peterson to second base.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Reds: RHP Jason Marquis showed no ill effects the day after taking a line drive off his right forearm.
UP NEXT
Reds: The Reds have an off-day on Monday and will open a three-game series at Pittsburgh on Tuesday. It will be the fifth game of a 10-day road trip. Rookie Michael Lorenzen (0-1) will make his second career start after going five innings in his major league debut an 8-3 loss to the Brewers in which he allowed three runs.
Braves: Atlanta will try to win back-to-back games for the first time since the opening week of the season when it hosts the last-place Phillies in the opener of a three-game set Monday. Alex Wood (1-1) will start for the second time this season against the Phillies. He pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a 1-0 Braves loss. The Phillies will start Aaron Harang (2-2).
