Melky Cabrera is serving a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, but could still win the National League batting title.

Major League Baseball is unlikely to interfere if Cabrera finishes the season with the highest average in the league.

He began Wednesday with a league-leading .346 average, seven points ahead of Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen.

Cabrera has 501 plate appearances, one fewer than the required amount if the Giants play 162 games. However, he would win the batting title if an extra hitless at-bat is added to his average and it remains higher than that of any other qualifying player.

"We'll see how it all plays out," Bud Selig said. "We generally don't interfere in that process. We'll take a look at it at the end of the year."