HOUSTON -- J.D. Martinez has made some small changes at the plate that have helped him find his swing and get Houstons offence rolling. Martinez hit a two-run homer, Jed Lowrie added a solo shot and the Astros held on for a 5-3 win over San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Martinez has eight RBIs and three homers in the last four games, a big reason the Astros have busted loose with the bats. They have 10 homers and 27 runs in those games, after scoring just one run in the previous three games combined. "Hes getting back into that hitter that we all saw last year and thats nice to see," Houston manager Brad Mills said. "Hes on a little roll here and we surely hope that can continue." Mills and Martinez had a talk and watched some video of him at the plate at the beginning of this homestand in an attempt to improve his approach. Martinez said hes feeling good and not missing his pitches lately. "I just feel happy that I was able to contribute and make an impact on the game," he said. "Its always what you want to do. You want to make a difference -- anything you can do to help the team win." Houston starter Jordan Lyles (2-4) allowed six hits and a run in 6 1-3 innings to break a three-game losing streak and earn his first victory since June 3. "It was nice to see Jordan get some reward," Mills said. "Hes been throwing the ball extremely well for us. He just wasnt as crisp as he has been, but he just picked it up as he went along." The game was tied at 1 after Will Venable and Lowrie exchanged solo homers in the third. Houston took the lead when a run scored on a wild pitch and extended it with an RBI single by Chris Johnson. Martinezs soaring drive to left-centre off starter Kip Wells (0-1) made it 5-1. Wells became the 13th different starter in San Diegos revolving-door rotation by making his first major league appearance since 2009. Wells, signed to a minor league deal May 7, yielded seven hits and five runs -- two earned -- in five innings. Venable hit a ball that bounced off the top of the wall in right field and back onto the field for what was first called a triple to start the third inning. The play was reviewed and Venable had his sixth homer to put San Diego up 1-0. Lowrie evened things up with his team-leading 14th home run to start Houstons third inning. The ball dropped into the Astros bullpen in right-centre, where reliever David Carpenter had to scramble to avoid being hit by it. That wasnt the only action of the night for Carpenter, who allowed a single and a walk before being replaced by closer Brett Myers with one out in the ninth. Chase Headleys two-run single with two outs got San Diego within 5-3. John Bakers single sent Headley to third before Myers plunked Everth Cabrera to load the bases. Myers escaped the jam and got his 17th save when Alexi Amarista grounded into a force out. The 35-year-old Wells was having a decent night before the fifth inning, considering he hadnt pitched in the majors since Oct. 1, 2009, when he allowed five runs in two-plus innings of a 13-0 loss to St. Louis with the Reds. He was called up from Triple-A Tucson for Tuesdays start. Lowrie started the fifth with a single and went to third on an error by Wells, who overthrew second base on Brian Bogusevics one-out comebacker. Wells was disappointed in himself for making the error. "At times as a pitcher, you dont realize you have more time than you think, so get your feet under you and make a good throw so you dont get in a hurry," Wells said. The Astros took a 2-1 lead when Lowrie scored on a wild pitch before Johnsons run-scoring single, which extended his hitting streak to seven games. Then came Martinezs 10th home run of the season to push Houstons lead to 5-1. 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