AMERICAN LEAGUE Davis pitches Tribe past Mariners, 7-2

He may have also saved his spot in the starting rotation.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- After the usual crowd dispersed from in front of Jason Davis' locker, two Japanese reporters asked the Cleveland Indians rookie pitcher to reveal his secret.
How, they wanted to know, did he hold the great Ichiro Suzuki to just one hit?
"I just threw it in the dirt," Davis said. "And hoped he didn't hit it."
Suzuki wasn't the only Seattle player swinging and missing Wednesday night, as Davis pitched seven strong innings and the Indians roughed up Freddy Garcia in a 7-2 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Davis (3-4) may have saved his spot in the starting rotation by allowing just one earned run and four hits with a career-high seven strikeouts.
With Jason Bere expected to come off the 15-day disabled list soon, the 23-year-old Davis appeared to be a likely candidate to be sent back to the minors.
"You can't help but think about it," Davis said. "But that's out of my control."
"We finally got a win against a real good team," rookie second baseman Brandon Phillips said. "We finally beat Seattle."
Wedge, Bradley meeting
But Cleveland's clubhouse was quieter than usual following the game. First-year manager Eric Wedge had a private meeting with center fielder Milton Bradley.
Bradley was pulled from the game after flying out to left in the sixth inning and replaced by Jody Gerut.
"We didn't see eye-to-eye on something, and we talked about it," Wedge said. "That's all I'm going to comment on that. We'll talk about it again tomorrow."
Bradley, who recently came off the 15-day disabled list, has a history of run-ins with managers, umpires and teammates during his career. He was unavailable for comment.
Matt Lawton and Ellis Burks drove in two runs apiece, and Ben Broussard went 3-for-4 with a solo homer for Cleveland.
Errors costly to Seattle
The Mariners, who came in leading the AL in fielding, made a season-high three errors behind Garcia (3-5), who had his second straight shaky start. The right-hander allowed seven runs -- four earned -- and eight hits in six innings. By the time Garcia settled down, he was trailing 6-1 after three innings.
He nearly had a meltdown in the second, throwing two wild pitches and hitting a batter as the Indians scored three times to take a 4-1 lead.
"I don't know what happened," said Garcia, who has a 13.49 ERA in his last two starts. "I feel good. I feel confident. I had a good fastball, a good changeup and even threw some sliders. I have to keep battling."