an eligible receiver, for a 10-7 lead with 10:45 to play in the half

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Struggling Billy Butler found himself in a strange place, on the bench and out of the Kansas City Royals starting lineup. But Butler was needed late on Friday night and he delivered a pinch two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to send the Royals over the Cleveland Indians 6-4 for their fourth straight win. Carlos Santana homered twice for the Indians, who have lost five of six. Butler connected against John Axford, sending a drive over the Royals bullpen in left field. Butler was hitting just .200 in his previous 20 games with three extra-base hits and two RBIs. "As of late, the production definitely is not there," said Butler, who entered this season with a career .298 average. "Over my career, its there, but this game is about what youve done for me lately. If he (manager Ned Yost) thinks a guy matching up differently is better for the team, thats what hes got to do. Hes got a job to do putting the lineup out there. "Its just my job to prove I belong in there. Ive been in the league a long time. If you give up and get put in a situation like that, you dont compete. Im not going to give up." The Royals won a game of matchup moves. After Salvador Perez singled with one out in the eighth off Carlos Carrasco (3-4), Nick Hagadone entered and got the second out. Butler batted for Raul Ibanez and homered on Axfords second pitch. "It does give you a shot of confidence," Butler said. "Ive got a lot of confidence with a bat in my hand anyway. It definitely helps. Hopefully, I build off that." Axford gave up the winning hit to Nori Aoki in the 14th inning in a 2-1 loss on Thursday. "Its obviously tough after the last two nights," Axford said. "It was just a bad pitch. I let it stay out over the plate. It was supposed to be away and it ended up in the seats." Earlier in the game, the 42-year-old Ibanez drove in a run -- becoming the oldest Royals player to hit a triple. Ibanez scored on the play when second baseman Jason Kipnis made a wild relay throw. Kelvin Herrera (2-2) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Aaron Crow worked around a leadoff double in the ninth to earn his second save in four chances. Royals closer Greg Holland, who had pitched in the three previous games, was unavailable. Perez, who had three hits, and Mike Moustakas had back-to-back home runs to open the second. It was the second time this season Perez and Moustakas hit consecutive homers, having also done it April 23 at Cleveland. "We like hitting in the hot air," Perez said. Royals rookie Yordano Ventura, tagged for six runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his previous start at Boston, left after 6 1/3 innings. He gave up three earned runs and struck out seven. Santana hit a solo homer in the fourth and a two-run shot in the sixth. "The first home run to Santana, Ace threw a pretty good pitch, a sinker down and away," Perez said. "The second one was in the middle in and up." Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin, who was 1-5 in his previous seven starts, was pulled after 5 1/3 innings. "I thought when he made mistakes with his fastball they made him pay," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "But he always competes every time and keeps you in the game." NOTES: RHP Jeremy Guthrie, a first-round pick of the Indians in the 2002 draft, will start Saturday against Cleveland. RHP Zack McAllister will start for the Indians. ... Cleveland RHP Justin Masterson, a 2013 All-Star who is on the disabled list with right knee inflammation, made his second rehab start Friday with Triple-A Columbus. He allowed five runs, four hits and six walks in 6 2/3 innings against Norfolk. . Butlers shot was the 75th pinch-homer in franchise history and the first since Justin Maxwell on Aug. 3, 2013. Yeezy Shoes Wholesale . JOHNS, N. Yeezy Sales . 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Carr went 22-for-28 for 254 yards with touchdown passes to Donald Penn, Marcel Reece and Mychal Rivera as the Raiders (2-11) bounced back from a 52-0 loss at St. Louis last week. We stayed together as a team is supposed to, Carr said. We came out here and fought. Colin Kaepernick went 18-for-33 for 174 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for the 49ers (7-6), who have dropped two straight to deal a hard blow to their postseason hopes. We didnt play well enough to win, San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh said. The Raiders made plays and got stops in crucial situations. Trailing by three points, the Raiders took the lead for good with 4:09 to play in the third quarter as Carr found Reece for a 9-yard score and a 17-13 lead. The big play of the 80-yard drive was a 27-yard catch by Rivera. A three-and-out from San Francisco saw Oakland get the ball back at its own 20, and the team was able to pad its lead. Facing a 3rd-and-8, Carr and Rivera hooked up for a 27-yard gain down to the San Francisco 29. Two more first downs saw the team get down to the 49ers 3, and Carr eventually finding Rivera for a 24-13 lead with 10:39 to play. San Francisco got into scoring position and Phil Dawson lined up for a 47-yard attempt, but he missed it to the left with 5:07 to play. Oakland was quickly forced to a three-and-out, but Kaepernick was picked off by Charles Woodson to seal the victory for the Raiders. The first snap of the game saw Kaepernick picked off by Brandian Ross as Oakland took over just short of midfield. Oakland managed to gain just 12 yards, but that was enough for Sebastian Janikowski to calmly drill a 57-yard field goal to give his team an early 3-0 lead.dddddddddddd. After an exchange of punts, the 49ers started a drive at their own 40 and Vernon Davis had a catch-and-run for 23 yards on the first snap. Facing a 1st- and-goal at the Oakland 8, Kaepernick tossed a soft pass to his left and Bruce Miller ran it in for a 7-3 lead with under two minutes to play in the first quarter. The Raiders answered on their ensuing touch with an 11-play, 74-yard drive that saw Carr hit Vincent Brown for 20 yards on a 3rd-and-9. Facing a 3rd-and- goal at the 3, Carr rolled out to his left and hit left tackle Penn, who checked in as an eligible receiver, for a 10-7 lead with 10:45 to play in the half. San Francisco had a 54-yard field goal from Dawson on its next possession nullified due to a holding call, but was able to get a 52-yarder from Dawson with just one second left in the first half to send the game into the locker room tied at 10-10. The Niners first touch of the second half bore fruit, as a nine-play, 44-yard drive was capped on a 20-yard field goal from Dawson for a 13-10 lead with 8:34 left in the third. Bruce Ellingtons 23-yard punt return gave the team good field position to start the drive. Game Notes This was Oaklands first home win over the 49ers since 1991, when the team was based in Los Angeles ... The Niners had won three straight over the Raiders coming in ... Rivera finished the game with seven catches for 109 yards ... Oakland plays at Kansas City next Sunday ... San Francisco plays in Seattle next Sunday ... Oakland controlled the ball for almost 33 minutes, and outgained San Francisco, 330-248. ' ' '