On Jose Alvarado’s resiliency, Avisail Garcia’s dazzling defense and how it’s rarely ever easy
Jose Alvarado had reason to celebrate with catcher Erik Kratz after closing out the Indians on Sunday. [RON SCHWANE Associated Press]
Marc Topkin’s takeaways from Rays 6-3 Sunday win over Indians:
* Jose Alvarado displayed jis resiliency for a second straight weekend. After giving up the game-deciding runs in a three-walk outing Friday, he came back and cleaned up a mess in the ninth Sunday to seal a closer-than-needed 6-3 win.