PHILADELPHIA -- The best way to combat a chilly evening for a pitcher is to work quickly and let your opponent do all the hard work. At least, that seemed to be the case for Braves ace Julio Teheran on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park.Teheran threw a masterful three-hit shutout and Evan Gattis --who went a career-best 4-for-4 with a home run -- continued to devour Phillies pitching in 1-0 win in front of a crowd that battled a night that reached 32 degrees by the end of the game. 
Philadelphia starter Cliff Lee countered with the 29th double-digit strikeout effort of his career, as he scattered 11 hits in a complete game, but even that wasn't enough to defeat the young Colombian.Maybe Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez actually knew what to expect, as he recounted Teheran's efforts last season in a game at Colorado that had a game-time temperature of 30 degrees. In that game, Teheran allowed one run in seven innings. On this night, he was better.Teheran struck out just four batters, but he managed the game as Phillies batters hit soft line drives and ground balls at the Braves' defense.The Braves had better luck against Lee, but the only true blemish of the night was an 0-2 pitch to Gattis, who deposited a ball into the flower bed atop the left-field wall just out of the reach of Domonic Brown.Teheran's dominance came in a different form than Lee's. Lee finished with a career-high 128 pitches, in large part due to his 13 strikeouts. Teheran, meanwhile, got into a steady rhythm as the Phillies swung early and often and kept the 23-year-old's pitch count to 115 pitches.Michael Radano /MLB.com
Philadelphia starter Cliff Lee countered with the 29th double-digit strikeout effort of his career, as he scattered 11 hits in a complete game, but even that wasn't enough to defeat the young Colombian.Maybe Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez actually knew what to expect, as he recounted Teheran's efforts last season in a game at Colorado that had a game-time temperature of 30 degrees. In that game, Teheran allowed one run in seven innings. On this night, he was better.Teheran struck out just four batters, but he managed the game as Phillies batters hit soft line drives and ground balls at the Braves' defense.The Braves had better luck against Lee, but the only true blemish of the night was an 0-2 pitch to Gattis, who deposited a ball into the flower bed atop the left-field wall just out of the reach of Domonic Brown.Teheran's dominance came in a different form than Lee's. Lee finished with a career-high 128 pitches, in large part due to his 13 strikeouts. Teheran, meanwhile, got into a steady rhythm as the Phillies swung early and often and kept the 23-year-old's pitch count to 115 pitches.Michael Radano /MLB.com
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