St. Petersburg, FL (My Sportsbook) - Carlos Pena knocked in three runs, Ty Wigginton belted a solo homer and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat up on the Angels, 7-2, in the second of three games at Tropicana Field.

Wigginton, who had tied a Tampa Bay record with eight consecutive hits coming into the game, grounded into a force out in the second inning to halt the streak. He then struck out in his next at-bat in the fourth before crushing a homer in the sixth.

The second baseman barely missed another homer with a deep fly ball to the warning track in the seventh. Wigginton is now 9-for-12 with four RBI, two runs scored, a pair of doubles and a home run over his last three games.

Delmon Young had a pair of hits and knocked in a run, while Akinori Iwamura went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Rays, who have won two straight after dropping 16 of 18 coming into the series.

Scott Kazmir (7-6) tossed seven solid innings, allowing one run on three hits, with a walk and six strikeouts. It was the second consecutive win for the lefty after a four-start dry spell during which he was 0-3.

"What a great pitching performance by our staff today," Pena said. "When you combined good pitching, great hitting and play good defense, we win."

Bartolo Colon (6-5), on the other hand, had another dismal start for the Angels, allowing three runs and five hits over five innings. He walked four and fanned seven, but threw 106 pitches, just 65 for strikes.

The former staff ace has just one win over his past nine starts, holding a 1-5 mark with a lofty 10.27 ERA in that span. He has lasted into the seventh inning in just one of those outings and has served up 12 home runs.

Gary Matthews Jr. and Orlando Cabrera each knocked in a run for the Angels, who have dropped three straight.

Los Angeles put up a first-inning run when Reggie Willits smoked a leadoff double, moved to third on a sac bunt by Chone Figgins and scored on a groundout by Cabrera.

Tampa tied it in the fourth. B.J. Upton and Pena both walked to start the inning, and Upton scored on a single by Young. Brendan Harris followed with a base hit, loading the bases with nobody out, but Jonny Gomes and Wigginton both struck out. Colon then got Dioner Navarro to pop out to end the threat.

The Rays, however, struck for two more runs in the fifth behind a lead-off single from Iwamura and a ground-rule double from Carl Crawford. Upton's groundout plated Iwamura to make it 2-1, and after Pena went down swinging, Crawford stole third and then hustled home when catcher Jose Molina's throw sailed into left field.

Wigginton then jumped on the first pitch he saw from Dustin Moseley in the sixth, crushing the ball to dead center to give the Rays a 4-1 lead. The inning continued with a one-out walk to Navarro, a single by Iwamura and an intentional walk to Upton before Pena's double ricocheted off a catwalk, clearing the bases for a six-run cushion.

"I saw it go up, I thought it was too high, so I ran to the spot," Matthews said. "I didn't see it again until it hit the light and came down. I never lost one here before."

Figgins singled and later scored in the ninth on a groundout by Matthews.

Game Notes

The Angels optioned struggling right-hander Ervin Santana to Triple-A Salt Lake prior to the game and activated catcher Mike Napoli from the 15- day disabled list...Pena has hit safely in a career-high 14 consecutive games, which is also season-high for a Tampa player...Pena's double marked the fourth time he has hit a ball off the catwalk this season...Colon fell to 9-2 in 17 lifetime starts against the Devil Rays.