"The Rays sure were glad to see Scott Kazmir on the mound.

The Rays knocked their former ace out after five innings in their first reunion and piled on from there, snapping a season-high three- game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Angels on Tuesday.

"You know both sides are going to be pumped up for it,'' Carl Crawford said. "And I'm glad we were the ones who came out on top.''

Said Kazmir: "It's very disappointing."

Crawford, the Ray who goes back the longest with Kazmir, led the welcoming committee with a single to score the first of their three runs off him.

It also was a happy homecoming for Evan Longoria. The product of nearby Downey, Calif., with dozens of friends and relatives in the stands, had an RBI single and a three-run homer."