MLB: Giants go top with Indians win

The San Francisco Giants went top of the National League West with a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians.

The Giants only run came courtesy of a balk from the Indians' relief pitcher Tony Sipp which allowed Miguel Tejada to score.
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, meanwhile, struck out 14 batters in eight scoreless innings as he reached 10 wins this season. Alex Avila contributed four runs to the 6-0 win with a three-run homer in the fourth inning having also scored Victor Martinez in the second.
The Milwaukee Brewers stretched their lead in the Central conference with an 11-1 thumping of the Minnesota Twins, who lost left fielder Delmon Young to a knee injury in the fifth inning after he collided with the wall.
Corey Hart, Prince Fielder and Carlos Gomez all hit home runs for the Brewers, who were further boosted when nearest rivals the St Louis Cardinals were beaten 6-3 by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Juan Rivera's three-run homer helped the Jays to a five-run third inning to set up the victory.
The Pittsburgh Pirates enjoyed a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in front of a record PNC Park crowd of 39,483. Lyle Overbay's three-run homer did the damage despite Jacoby Ellsbury and Josh Reddick's long shots for Boston.
Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto hit his hundredth career homer in a game which saw nine balls clear the wall as his side beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-5.
The Texas Rangers' 14-5 defeat to the New York Mets, coupled with Boston and Cleveland's setbacks, meant all three American League conference leaders were beaten on the night.
Mets pitcher Jon Niese took the win as Lucas Duda batted in four runners and Carlos Beltran three.
Nearest pursuers the Seattle Mariners succumbed to a 4-2 defeat to the Florida Marlins, kicked off by Hanley Ramirez's 2RBI double in a three-run first inning, while Mark Trumbo and Vernon Wells' home runs earned the Los Angeles Angels a 6-1 win over the Dodgers and a 2-0 lead in the Freeway Series.
The division's bottom side, the Oakland Athletics, upset the odds with a 4-1 win over the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies. Trevor Cahill allowed just three hits over 7 2/3 innings and Adam Rosales' homer led the offensive effort.
That allowed the Atlanta Braves to close on the Phillies with a 10-1 rout of the San Diego Padres as Jair Jurrjens pitched his 10th win of the season and Dan Uggla's three-run homer rounded off a tally of seven runs in the final two innings.
American League East challengers the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays both enjoyed victories. The Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 to give pitcher CC Sabathia his 10th win of the season while Tampa provided good offensive back-up to pitcher Wade Davis in a 7-2 success against the Houston Astros.
The Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 despite losing starting pitcher John Danks in the second inning, while city rivals the Cubs lost 3-2 to the Kansas City Royals despite back-to-back sixth-inning homers from Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto.