Complex sentence: Rivera started 2006 with a 3.72 ERA and two losses in April, but he recovered to make his third consecutive All-Star team with a 1.76 ERA and 19 saves entering the midseason break.
Split into simpler sentences: Rivera started 2006 with a 3.72 ERA and two losses in April, but his numbers improved in subsequent months. Rivera was selected to his third consecutive All-Star team with a 1.76 ERA and 19 saves entering the midseason break.