CLEVELAND — Chris Perez has been in the middle of more than his share of wild, dramatic finishes.

Nothing, though, will top his latest outing.

This time, the umpires saved him.

“Luckily, we were on the right side of it this time,” Cleveland’s colorful closer said.

Adam Rosales’ apparent game-tying home run off Perez with two outs in the ninth inning was ruled a double — even after three umpires reviewed it on TV — and the Indians escaped with a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, Cleveland’s ninth win in 10 games.

With Perez protecting a one-run lead, Rosales sent a drive off Perez that looked as if it cleared the 19-foot-high wall in left field and hit a railing. However, second-base umpire Angel Hernandez called it a double, and two other members of the crew concurred with the original ruling after reviewing the videotape.

When the umpires returned and told Rosales to stay at second, A’s manager Bob Melvin sprinted onto the field and was immediately ejected.

“Eeverybody else in the ballpark knew it was a home run,” Melvin said “Clearly, it hit the railing. I’m at a loss. I’m at a complete loss.”