Indians starter Bartolo Colon was suspended for seven games and fined an undisclosed amount yesterday for intentionally throwing at Houston's Scott Servais on Tuesday.

Colon filed an appeal of the decision by Frank Robinson, baseball's vice president for on-field operations. The appeal means that the suspension is delayed until a hearing and that Colon, the Indians' No. 1 pitcher, can take his regular turn tomorrow against Detroit.

General Manager John Hart said he was surprised by the severity of the punishment.

''An appeal is justified because it's the longest suspension I've heard of for a guy who didn't hit anybody,'' Hart said. ''There was no bench-clearing brawl. There were no warnings.''

Colon was thrown out in the sixth inning by Umpire Andy Fletcher after his first pitch sailed behind Servais's head and struck his bat.