Chris Perez fired a perfect ninth inning on Sunday against the Angels to earn his 18th save of the season. He also struck out his 33rd batter (over 37 2/3 innings). Perez has only given up runs in three different appearances since coming off the DL in late June, but he's probably still washing the taste of Monday's game (four runs without retiring a batter against the Tigers) from his mouth. Perez is 18-for-21 in save conversions and owns a 3.35 ERA and 1.22 WHIP.

Chris Perez gave up four runs without retiring a batter to take a blown save and a loss Monday against the Tigers. Perez had allowed just two runs in 19 innings since coming off the DL in June, going 11-for-11 in save chances, before tonight's little implosion. That he was pitching for a third straight day might have had something to do with it. It's nothing that's going to hurt his job status... just his ERA.

Chris Perez pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday to earn his 14th save of the season. Perez put the Rangers down in order, striking out one in the outing. He's now a perfect 8-for-8 since coming off the disabled list in late June. He has a 2.64 ERA on the year.

Chris Perez collected his 13th save of the season Sunday in the Indians' 6-4 win over the Royals. Perez struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning, working around an Eric Hosmer ground-rule double. The big right-hander finished the first half strong, allowing just one run over 10 innings since returning from the disabled list in late June. Perez is 13-for-14 in save conversions to go with a 3.04 ERA and 1.35 WHIP.

Chris Perez pitched a perfect ninth inning against the Royals on Saturday, preserving a two-run lead and earning his 12th save of the season. Perez needed just 12 pitches to dispatch of the three Royals hitters he faced, including a strikeout of Alcides Escobar to end the night. Since returning from the disabled list in late June, Perez has posted a 1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 6/3 K/BB ratio over nine innings of work.

Chris Perez collected his 11th save of the season Thursday in the Indians' 4-2 win over the Blue Jays. It was not an easy go for Perez, who yielded a two-out double to Adam Lind and an RBI single to Colby Rasmus before getting Rajai Davis to fly out to end the threat. Perez has been fairly steady since returning from the 15-day disabled list and is now 11-for-13 in save opportunities this season with a solid 3.28 overall ERA.

Chris Perez allowed two hits but worked out of the jam to earn his 10th save Tuesday against the Blue Jays. Perez allowed one-out hits to Maicer Izturis and Rajai Davis but struck out J.P. Arencibia and got Josh Thole to line out to end the threat. The save lowered Perez' season ERA to 3.04.

Chris Perez worked a scoreless ninth inning to earn his eighth save, and the Indians edged the Royals 6-5 on Tuesday. It wasn't all roses on Tuesday -- a Jarrod Dyson walk and an Alex Gordon single made things interesting, but Perez worked out of the jam without incident. He's now made three scoreless appearances since returning from the disabled list, suggesting his right shoulder is feeling much better than it did a month ago.

Indians activated RHP Chris Perez from the 15-day disabled list. Perez wound up missing one full month with discomfort in his right shoulder. He is expected to take over immediately as Cleveland's closer, pushing Vinnie Pestano back into a setup role. Perez does not have great numbers this year (4.32 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) but should be activated right away in all standard fantasy leagues.

Chris Perez (shoulder) will be activated on Thursday. That's what Indians manager Terry Francona told reporters Wednesday evening. Perez pitched a perfect inning Tuesday in his final rehab appearance with Low-A Mahoning Valley, reporting no issues with his shoulder. He'll return immediately to Cleveland's ninth-inning role.