CLEVELAND -- Brad Peacock was pitching perhaps the best game of his season before leaving in the fifth with a right forearm injury. But the Astros' relievers picked right up where he left off, and the offense took advantage of multiple costly errors by the Indians as the Astros won, 5-1, Friday night.The win moved the Astros to 5-3 in their grueling 10-game road trip.Houston was able to take the lead on a series of errors by baseball's worst defensive team. 
Tied at 1 in the ninth, Chris Carter walked with one out. Dexter Fowler grounded to first, but Carlos Santana, trying to turn the double play, sailed the throw over Jose Ramirez's head, allowing Carter to advance to third.With Jason Castro up, Fowler took off for second. But Indians catcher Roberto Perez skipped the throw and the ball bounced into right field, allowing pinch-runner Gregorio Petit to score.After Castro and Marwin Gonzalez reached, Jon Singleton really broke it open with a three-run homer to left, his 12th of the season. All four runs were unearned, but the Astros were able to take advantage of what was given to them in a game where, for a while at least, offense was coming at an extreme premium.Peacock was dealing through five innings, giving up just one run on two hits, striking out four and walking no one. He came out for the sixth and threw a few warmup pitches before assistant athletic trainer Rex Jones and Astros manager Bo Porter came to check on him, leading to Porter's call to the bullpen.Taking into account that he entered Friday 0-2 with a 10.50 ERA over his last four starts, Friday's outing, before the injury, was a considerable step in the right direction for the struggling right-hander.It took nearly the entire game, but the Astros finally displayed their potent second-half offense. Going into Friday, Houston had scored the most runs in the Majors since the All-Star break with 145, but it was held in check in a 3-0 loss to New York on Thursday, and again by Carlos Carrasco on Friday. Carrasco, who gave up one run in six innings, has only given up one run in his last three starts after being reinserted into the Indians' rotation.Houston took a 1-0 lead in the fifth after Gonzalez led off with a solo home run to right off Carrasco.But the Indians answered right back in the bottom of the inning when Zach Walters homered in nearly the same spot to tie it at 1. To that point, Peacock was cruising, retiring 12 in a row.Astros relievers were also aided by the Indians' equally baffling decisions on the basepaths. In the eighth, Mike Aviles, pinch-hitting for Lonnie Chisenhall, led off with a single against Tony Sipp. Tyler Holt, also pinch-hitting, bunted to Sipp, who turned and threw to second, but Aviles was called safe.A rundown retired Aviles, moving Holt to second with one out. Holt then tried to steal third, but was thrown out by Castro, fizzling out the Indians' rally.Steve DiMatteo / Special to MLB.com
Tied at 1 in the ninth, Chris Carter walked with one out. Dexter Fowler grounded to first, but Carlos Santana, trying to turn the double play, sailed the throw over Jose Ramirez's head, allowing Carter to advance to third.With Jason Castro up, Fowler took off for second. But Indians catcher Roberto Perez skipped the throw and the ball bounced into right field, allowing pinch-runner Gregorio Petit to score.After Castro and Marwin Gonzalez reached, Jon Singleton really broke it open with a three-run homer to left, his 12th of the season. All four runs were unearned, but the Astros were able to take advantage of what was given to them in a game where, for a while at least, offense was coming at an extreme premium.Peacock was dealing through five innings, giving up just one run on two hits, striking out four and walking no one. He came out for the sixth and threw a few warmup pitches before assistant athletic trainer Rex Jones and Astros manager Bo Porter came to check on him, leading to Porter's call to the bullpen.Taking into account that he entered Friday 0-2 with a 10.50 ERA over his last four starts, Friday's outing, before the injury, was a considerable step in the right direction for the struggling right-hander.It took nearly the entire game, but the Astros finally displayed their potent second-half offense. Going into Friday, Houston had scored the most runs in the Majors since the All-Star break with 145, but it was held in check in a 3-0 loss to New York on Thursday, and again by Carlos Carrasco on Friday. Carrasco, who gave up one run in six innings, has only given up one run in his last three starts after being reinserted into the Indians' rotation.Houston took a 1-0 lead in the fifth after Gonzalez led off with a solo home run to right off Carrasco.But the Indians answered right back in the bottom of the inning when Zach Walters homered in nearly the same spot to tie it at 1. To that point, Peacock was cruising, retiring 12 in a row.Astros relievers were also aided by the Indians' equally baffling decisions on the basepaths. In the eighth, Mike Aviles, pinch-hitting for Lonnie Chisenhall, led off with a single against Tony Sipp. Tyler Holt, also pinch-hitting, bunted to Sipp, who turned and threw to second, but Aviles was called safe.A rundown retired Aviles, moving Holt to second with one out. Holt then tried to steal third, but was thrown out by Castro, fizzling out the Indians' rally.Steve DiMatteo / Special to MLB.com
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