Finley, Tribe Down Mariners

Chuck Finley pitched two-hit ball for eight innings and struck out 10 as the Cleveland Indians cooled off the Seattle Mariners 6-0 Monday night.

Finley (2-0) worked around four walks in the first inning, helped when Mike Cameron was thrown out trying to steal. Jay Buhner flied out with the bases loaded to end the threat.

In all, Finley walked seven and threw a wild pitch. He improved his career record to 19-7 against the Mariners.

Steve Karsay pitched a hitless ninth to complete the combined shutout.

Dan Wilson singled up the middle with one out in the fifth and Charles Gipson singled off second baseman Roberto Alomar's glove in the eighth for Seattle's hits.

The Indians scored two runs in the first off Gil Meche (0-2). Manny Ramirez had a sacrifice fly and a href="http://www.sportsline.com/u/baseball/mlb/players/player_8127.htm" target="external">Jim Thome added an RBI single.

In the fifth, Cleveland made it 5-0. Alomar had a run-scoring single, Ramirez added another sacrifice fly and Thome had an RBI double.

Travis Fryman homered off Kevin Hodges to lead off the ninth.

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