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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Two homers and a meeting with his manager helped Jarrod Washburn find his focus. Wally Joyner and Garret Anderson hit consecutive home runs and the Anaheim Angels beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-4 Saturday. The Angels took a quick 7-0 lead, scoring three times in the first inning and adding four more in the second. Washburn (3-4), who gave up four runs and five hits over seven innings, let Tampa Bay get back in the game by allowing two-run homers in the second and third innings. After getting into trouble again in the fourth, manager Mike Scioscia paid the left-hander a visit on the mound. "It took a couple home runs to get me back into my game and get my concentration back to where it should have been," Washburn said. "I'm upset at myself for having to say this, but I did lose concentration a little bit. I let my guard down and didn't go out and pitch my game. I changed my approach, and that's not acceptable. There's no excuse for that." Scioscia said it can be difficult to pitch with a big lead early, but made it clear during his mound visit that Washburn needed to find his focus again. "I talked to him about a couple things," Scioscia said. "I just wanted to remind him to pitch a little bit, and stay under control. He was throwing the ball hard, but got out of his mechanics and missed some spots. When Wash stays within his mechanics, he gets a nice blend because he has very good velocity and matches that with command." Washburn allowed just one runner -- on a fifth-inning walk -- over his final three innings. Washburn, Scot Shields and Mark Lukasiewicz limited the Devil Rays to just two singles after the third inning. Ben Grieve hit a two-run homer for Tampa Bay, and has reached on a walk or hit in 33 consecutive games. It's longest streak in the majors this season. The Devil Rays have dropped nine of 11. Tampa Bay has allowed eight runs or more in 20 of 48 games, including double-digit totals 10 times. "We didn't pitch well enough to stay in the game. That is it in a nutshell," Tampa Bay manager Hal McRae said. "We dug a deep hole early and we weren't able to pull it out." Troy Glaus hit a run-scoring double, Scott Spiezio walked with the bases loaded and Tim Salmon had a sacrifice fly in the first against Paul Wilson (2-6). After Darin Erstad had a run-scoring grounder in the second, Joyner hit a two-run homer and Anderson also connected. Gerald Williams' two-run homer pulled the Devil Rays to 7-2 in the bottom of the second. Grieve had gone 68 at-bats -- dating back to May 2 -- without a homer before his two-run, opposite-field shot in the third made it 7-4. Anderson got one run back with a fourth-inning sacrifice fly. Adam Kennedy picked up his first road RBI with a double and Erstad added a sacrifice fly that put the Angels up 10-4 in the fifth. Wilson gave up eight runs and eight hits in four innings. The right-hander who was looking to post consecutive victories for the first time since May 30-June 4, 1996. "I got my fastball up," said Wilson, who saw his ERA climb to 7.44. "You can't survive when your fastball is up. I tried to make good pitches down, but the ball was staying up." Game notesGlaus went 3-for-4. He is 9-for-16, including seven extra-base hits, on the Angels' current road trip. He has seven RBI. ... Wilson, Dan Wheeler and Esteban Yan threw a total of four wild pitches, giving Tampa Bay a major league-leading 35. The Devil Rays' opponents have made just five wild pitches. ... Manny Ramirez reached on a hit or walk in 49 consecutive games to set the American League record last season. ... Kennedy, who entered hitting just .200 on the road, went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles. ... Williams' homer was his first in 114 at bats. ... Shields worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his major league debut.  Send this story to a friend
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Minnesota 7
Anaheim 10
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