Bumgarner hits back for Giants

Madison Bumgarner bounced back from a dismal display against the Minnesota Twins by recording 11 strikeouts as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1.

The pitcher was retired after a third of an inning against the Twins after allowing eight successive hits at the start of the game, but gave up just one run in seven innings on Sunday night - and even that was shrouded in controversy.
Orlando Cabrera's single appeared foul but was allowed to stand by umpire Jerry Layne - officiating from behind the home plate in a reduced umpiring set-up after a foul ball by Grady Sizemore off Bumgarner struck original incumbent Hunter Wendelstedt in the face - and Michael Brantley reached third base before being scored by Asdrubal Cabrera.
Chris Stewart's two-run double was the key offensive contribution to the Giants' fifth straight win, a result which stretched their lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West.
Jhonny Peralta homered in the second and batted in two of the seven runs the Detroit Tigers scored in a stunning eighth inning as they beat the D-Backs 8-3 and moved two games clear of the Indians in the American League West.
The three teams vying for top spot in a tight American League East all won, with the New York Yankees keeping their noses in front with a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies despite Ty Wiggington's brace of homers in a losing cause.
Three unearned runs gave the Boston Red Sox a first win in five as they sank the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, while the Tampa Bay Rays came out on top in a 14-10 slugfest against the Houston Astros. Evan Longoria hit two homers, including a three-run blast in the ninth to consolidate Matt Joyce's two-run double an inning previously.
The Philadelphia Phillies improved the best record in the Major League with a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics, their 49th of the season. Roy Halladay has 10 of those after pitching a complete game.
Nearest challengers the Atlanta Braves lost 4-1 in their series decider away to the San Diego Padres, all the runs coming in the eighth inning.
The Milwaukee Brewers extended their lead over the St Louis Cardinals in the American League Central as starting pitcher Chris Narveson struck out seven and hit an RBI double in a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
The Cards, meanwhile, were beaten 5-0 by the Toronto Blue Jays as Ricky Romero pitched a full-game shutout and hit a 2RBI single. It was his first ever hit, though he was anguished to later lose the ball he connected with.
American League West leaders the Texas Rangers were beaten 8-5 by the New York Mets despite Michael Young's two-out solo homer in the first, while nearest pursuers the Seattle Mariners beat the Florida Marlins as Dustin Ackley scored on Steve Cishek's wild pitch in the 10th inning of a game which started late due to a scheduling conflict with city-mates the Sounders' Major League Soccer match against the New England Revolution.
The Los Angeles Dodgers finally got on the board in the Freeway Series with a 3-2 win over city rivals the Angels, Clayton Kershaw pitching a second successive complete-game win.
The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1, the Kansas City Royals enjoyed a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs and homers from Derrek Lee, Mark Reynolds and Luke Scott helped the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds.