"For 72/3 innings Saturday, Dan Haren pitched well enough to win.

Again.

But three pitches after he retired to the cool of the dugout, his bullpen and defense made all that moot. Texas' Michael Young rolled a ground ball up the arm of Angels shortstop Erick Aybar and into centerfield, costing Haren a victory he deserved.

Again.

That the Angels rallied for a 3-2 win on Maicer Izturis' two-out ninth-inning single was of significant solace to Haren. But it did nothing for his record, stuck at 4-2 after his fifth consecutive start without a victory.

"Story of my life," Haren said with a pained laugh. "It's no big deal."

The same could be said of the Angels' offense when Haren is on the mound: It's no big deal.

In two of his last five starts, his teammates failed to score while he was on the mound. And in another they scored just once.

The Angels lost all three.

"We saw a lot of the same last year with Dan," Manager Mike Scioscia said.

Indeed they did: In 13 of his 14 final starts in his first summer with the Angels, his teammates averaged 2.69 runs behind him - yet Haren somehow managed to win as many as he lost.

And he should have won again Saturday.

After giving up four hits to the first seven batters he faced, helping the Rangers to a 1-0 lead, Haren retired 15 of the next 16, the lone runner reaching base on an error.

And the right-hander was still dealing in the eighth when Ian Kinsler doubled with two out."