CLEVELAND (AP) -- Billy Butler's two-run double with the bases loaded broke a tie in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Saturday night.With two outs, Butler lined an 0-1 pitch from Bryan Shaw over first base to snap a 2-all tie. Right fielder Brandon Moss' throwing error allowed a third run to score on the play.Eric O'Flaherty (1-2) pitched 2-3 of an inning. Tyler Clippard, the Athletics' fifth pitcher, recorded the final four outs for his 17th save. 
Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer in the eighth, but Cleveland's four-game winning streak ended.All-Star Stephen Vogt started the winning rally with a two-out single off Zach McAllister (2-3). Marc Rzepczynski gave up a single to Ben Zobrist and walked Josh Reddick. Butler came through with the clutch hit that snapped Oakland's three-game losing streak.Moss' throw to second base hit Butler in the back and rolled away, allowing Reddick to score.Carlos Carrasco allowed two runs and struck out seven in seven innings. The right-hander is 0-1 in two starts since coming within one out of pitching a no-hitter against Tampa Bay on July 1.Oakland called up Chris Bassitt from Triple-A Nashville to take the rotation spot of right-hander Jesse Hahn, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained forearm. The right-hander allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings.Reddick's sacrifice fly in the first gave Oakland the lead. Michael Brantley's RBI single tied the game in the sixth. Ike Davis' RBI double in the seventh put Oakland on top, but Roberto Perez's single in the bottom of the inning tied the game again.
Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer in the eighth, but Cleveland's four-game winning streak ended.All-Star Stephen Vogt started the winning rally with a two-out single off Zach McAllister (2-3). Marc Rzepczynski gave up a single to Ben Zobrist and walked Josh Reddick. Butler came through with the clutch hit that snapped Oakland's three-game losing streak.Moss' throw to second base hit Butler in the back and rolled away, allowing Reddick to score.Carlos Carrasco allowed two runs and struck out seven in seven innings. The right-hander is 0-1 in two starts since coming within one out of pitching a no-hitter against Tampa Bay on July 1.Oakland called up Chris Bassitt from Triple-A Nashville to take the rotation spot of right-hander Jesse Hahn, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained forearm. The right-hander allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings.Reddick's sacrifice fly in the first gave Oakland the lead. Michael Brantley's RBI single tied the game in the sixth. Ike Davis' RBI double in the seventh put Oakland on top, but Roberto Perez's single in the bottom of the inning tied the game again.
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