Second baseman Ozzie Albies and starting pitcher Aaron Blair led the Gwinnett Braves to a 5-0 road win over the Norfolk Tides in Triple-A play Tuesday night.
Albies crushed the second pitch of the game for a solo home run.
In the sixth, he led off with a bunt single, stole second base for his team-leading 13th of the season, and scored on a two-out single to left by Lane Adams to push the lead to 2-0.
In the ninth, Albies also drove in a run with a single and scored a run.
Albies finished 3-for-3, scored three runs, had a stolen base, and walked twice, along with the homer and three RBIs.
Blair (2-2) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing two hits. He walked three and struck out six.
Sean Newcomb (2-2, 2.89) starts for Gwinnett (21-16) Wednesday.
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