SAN DIEGO – Jack Wilson hit a three-run homer and Kip Wells pitched into the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Thursday for a three-game sweep.

The Pirates came into the series having scored just 11 runs in five straight losses, then outscored the Padres 20-9. San Diego lost its fifth consecutive game.

Wells (1-1) won for the first time in six starts. He was chased on his 105th pitch, allowing Mark Loretta’s pinch-hit home run leading off the eighth.