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"I called for a slider and he threw a heater," Budde said. "We just talked about it two pitches before, so I really don't know whose fault it was. But I put the blame on myself. Mental mistakes are unacceptable around here, and I take full responsibility for what happened. I apologized to Weave. I should have been better back there today."
Two pitches earlier, Weaver struck out B.J. Upton looking and Budde started walking back toward the third base dugout with the ball in his hand, thinking it was the third out. He was about to roll it back to the mound when he saw Weaver breaking for the plate to cover in case Crawford tried to score.
"Things like that are going to happen," Weaver said. "Obviously it's not the way you want to start the game, with things going on like that, but it's a matter of what you're going to do from that point forward. I was a little upset after that first inning, but I tried to challenge my aggression in the right direction and keep the team in the game."
Weaver retired 13 straight batters -- a stretch that included five consecutive strikeouts -- before walking Bartlett with two out in the fifth and giving up a hit-and-run single by Crawford. Budde's second passed ball allowed Bartlett to score, giving the Rays a 3-1 lead.
Budde, making his third start this season, is on the roster because of injuries to Jeff Mathis and Bobby Wilson -- who has been on the DL since his collision with Mark Teixeira on April 23.
"Ryan Budde's a really sound defensive catcher, but he just missed a couple of blocked balls and got crossed up on one pitch," manager Mike Scioscia said. "Weave did what he could, but we didn't support him in the field like we needed to. There was a lot of damage done, but no one feels worse about it than Ryan does."
NOTES: The three unearned runs were the first this season against Weaver, who gave up only six unearned runs over the previous two seasons. ... Angels DH Hideki Matsui, fighting through a 6 for 52 rut and batting .228, didn't start. He grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth for Mike Napoli, who struck out all three times up in the DH spot. ... Abreu had his first RBI in 14 games since April 27.
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