Mariano Rivera has spoiled the Yankees over his 19-year career. The future Hall of Fame closer has had 721 save opportunities in his career, and he’s converted 89 percent of them. That’s what makes his performance over his last three games so hard to believe.

Cleveland staged a frantic rally Sunday, completing a 6-5 comeback victory against the Angels that electrified a Progressive Field crowd that had gone numb.

Brian Dozier hit a three-run homer and Joe Mauer rocketed a two-run shot as the Twins erupted for a five-run fifth inning en route to a 5-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field. Kevin Correia picked up the win with seven shutout innings.

Mariano Rivera blew his third straight save opportunity, but Brett Gardner lifted a walk-off homer in the Yankees’ 5-4 win over the Tigers on Sunday afternoon.

Grant Balfour yielded a run and loaded the bases in the ninth, but he managed to seal the A’s 6-4 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Sunday.

Rangers starter Martin Perez pitched the first complete game of his career in a 6-1 victory over the Astros on Sunday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.

How much does Alex Rodriguez have left in the tank? Enough to notch two straight RBI hits off Justin Verlander, including a solo home run.

Braves left fielder Justin Upton left Sunday afternoon’s 9-4 win against the Marlins in the fifth inning with a cramp in his left hamstring after running out a bunt down the first-base line.

Alfonso Soriano can put this personal milestone out of his mind. The Yankees outfielder slugged a fourth-inning homer off the Tigers’ Justin Verlander on Sunday, becoming the 16th active player to reach the 2,000 career hit mark.

The good news for the Rockies was that an MRI exam Friday confirmed their diagnosis of a sprained medial collateral ligament in Carlos Gonzalez’s middle finger. The bad news was that Gonzalez has been told not to swing a bat until the sprain heals.

Matt Kemp tested his sprained left ankle on Sunday, moving well as he tracked fly balls and fielded grounders for the first time since injuring his ankle on June 21.

On Sunday, one week after being sidelined with a jammed right shoulder, Hanley Ramirez was able to throw from shortstop to first base and slug bombs during batting practice, and he hasn’t ruled out a return to the lineup sooner rather than later.

Matt Moore threw off a mound on Sunday for the first time since going on the disabled list on July 31 with soreness in his left elbow. Pitching coach Jim Hickey noted that Moore’s velocity was almost at game speed and that he showed a “great curve.”

Tampa Bay released veteran reliever Kyle Farnsworth on Sunday. On Friday the Rays announced that Farnsworth had been designated for assignment, which meant they had 10 days to trade or release him. He is now free to sign with any interested team.

Dexter Fowler’s two-run sixth-inning single gave the Rockies a lead, and Fowler stomped the ball out of the glove of Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez to create another run. The plays were part of a five-run inning that led the Rockies to their second straight victory over the Pirates, 6-4, at Coors Field in front of 40,728.

Tom Gorzelanny struck out seven Mariners in seven shutout innings, and the offense broke through for six runs off Hisashi Iwakuma in the seventh inning, highlighted by Scooter Gennett’s three-run homer, in Saturday’s 10-0 win at Safeco Field.

Jacoby Ellsbury logged four hits and third baseman Will Middlebrooks fueled a decisive four-run fourth inning with a two-run single to help the Red Sox earn a 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday night.