Wilson hit a two-run drive and drove in three runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Astros 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Accustomed to playing at PNC Park, which he called “the biggest baseball field ever,” Wilson said he adopts a different approach at Minute Maid Park with its short left field porch.

“You notice right away in (batting practice) that it doesn’t take a whole lot to get it out of here,” said veteran shortstop Wilson, who has hit 10 of his 60 career homers in Houston. “If the pitcher throws it inside, you know you can get under it a little. You just play to the elements.”

Wilson singled in a run in Pittsburgh’s four-run seventh and Paul Maholm pitched six solid innings as the Pirates ended a three-game skid.

Hunter Pence, Lance Berkman and Michael Bourn each drove in a run for Houston, which had 10 hits. Ivan Rodriguez went 3-for-4 and All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada had two hits.

First baseman Berkman also committed a key error in Pittsburgh’s big seventh inning. The Pirates loaded the bases with one out on three consecutive walks before Jason Jaramillo hit a grounder to first. Berkman tried to go home but catcher Rodriguez couldn’t handle his one-hop throw, allowing Garrett Jones to score.

“Defensively we stunk,” Berkman said. “The biggest blunder was that bad throw.”

Astros manager Cecil Cooper felt his team let this one slip away.

“We got to make a play on the ground ball and we might be out of that whole deal right there,” he said. “If it wasn’t for that, we’d probably win that game.”

Pinch hitter Delwyn Young, Andrew McCutchen and Wilson followed Berkman’s miscue with RBI singles to give the Pirates a 6-2 lead.

That was enough for Maholm (6-4), who allowed two runs and six hits.

Wilson drove in McCutchen with a two-out drive in the third but Houston rallied. Berkman had a run-scoring groundout in the bottom half and scored on All-Star Hunter Pence’s base hit in the sixth.

Brian Moehler (5-5) retired the next 11 batters after Wilson’s homer.