MILWAUKEE (AP) -- David Justice didn't sound particularly proud after hitting his 250th career homer.

"I only had one hit, other than that I didn't do anything," Justice said after his three-run drive in the first inning Tuesday night propelled the Cleveland Indians over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2.

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Justice, who homered twice Monday, hit a 420-foot drive off John Snyder (0-2) following Roberto Alomar's two-out double and Jim Thome's walk in the first inning. Justice has 15 homers this season, including 12 in his last 26 games. He had 33 RBI in that span.

"You take that one pitch away in the first inning and it's a whole new ballgame," Justice said.

Snyder settled down after Justice's homer and allowed only two more hits: singles by Travis Fryman in the fourth and by Alomar in the eighth. He left after 7 2/3 innings.

"I felt good out there," Snyder said, "but one bad pitch killed us. It's frustrating, but at least I was able to work on some stuff after that."

Cleveland helped Finley (5-4) with double plays in each of the first three innings.

"I threw a lot of pitches where I wanted to tonight," Finley said. "The defense made some great double plays and it was nice to go out there when your team has given you some runs. It's always nice to get runs, whether it's early, the middle or late."

Finley seldom was in trouble, even though the Brewers' leadoff hitter reached in each of the first four innings. Sean Berry hit a one-out double in the fifth but didn't advance.

Finley struck out five -- all looking -- and walked three in his third complete game this season, the 60th of his career. He allowed a pair of runs in the ninth on Charlie Hayes' RBI double and Marquis Grissom's RBI single.

"I was just trying to get the final out, get the game over with," Finley said.

"I'm glad he finished it out," said Cleveland manager Charlie Manuel, who visited with Finley after the hit by Grissom brought the tying run to the plate.

"I still felt like he had a lot left," Manuel said. "If it had been the winning run at the plate, maybe it would have been different. I wasn't going to let him lose this game after pitching like that."

Finley threw 109 pitches, only 85 through eight innings.

"Finley, when he's throwing like he did tonight, showed why he's one of the toughest left-handers in baseball," Milwaukee manager Davey Lopes said. "That's one of the best games we've seen against us all year."

Richie Sexson hit an RBI double off David Weathers in the ninth.

Game notes
RHP Jim Gold, 20, the Brewers' 1998 first-round draft pick, tore an elbow ligament, and Brewers physicians are recommending reconstructive surgery. Gold, 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA for Class-A Beloit, Wis., in the Midwest League, is going to California for a second opinion. ... Milwaukee sold bleacher tickets for $1 and upper grandstand seats for $4 in "Turn Back The Clock" night Tuesday. The Brewers wore 1989 uniforms, which will be auctioned for charity Wednesday at County Stadium. The game drew 24,595. ... With 211 home runs each, injured Manny Ramirez and Thome are tied for sixth on the Indians' career list. ... Milwaukee SS Santiago Perez, called up Saturday after Mark Loretta went on the DL, got his first major league hit, a pinch single off Finley in the eighth.