Dan Haren has’t had a problem following every Jered Weaver masterpiece.Haren pitched into the seventh inning for his fourth win of the season, Maicer Izturis had three hits and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim beat the White Sox 4-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Haren (4-0) joined Weaver as the major leagues’ first four-game winners. The right-hander allowed two runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, striking out six and not allowing a walk.After initially struggling in the ninth, rookie closer Jordan Walden got Juan Pierre to pop out to left with the bases loaded for his third save in as many opportunities.Mark Trumbo added a solo shot in the fourth inning off White Sox starter Mark Buehrle (1-1), as the Sox lost their fourth straight game. They opened their 10-game homestand winning four of the first six, and three of their losses were blown saves by the bullpen.Haren retired nine straight White Sox batters until allowing a double to Carlos Quentin in the seventh inning. After an infield hit by Alex Rios, Haren gave up back-to-back run-scoring singles to A.J. Pierzynskiand Alexei Ramirez. Haren had pitched 19 scoreless innings until giving up the two RBI singles.Haren, who has 1.16 ERA, is even surprising himself with his dominance.Hisanori Takahashi and Francisco Rodriguez each got one out in the seventh inning and Fernando Rodney pitched a scoreless eighth before turning the game over to Walden.He gave up a leadoff double to Quentin and walked Rios in the ninth. Pierzynksi moved the runners over on a sacrifice bunt, but Walden rebounded by striking out Ramirez. After issuing a walk to Omar Vizquel, Walden got Juan Pierre to pop out to end the game.The Angels struck first when Izturis lined Buehrle’s fourth pitch of the game down the line in left for a double. Howard Kendrick followed with a hard grounder back at Buehrle, who kicked the ball and misdirected it from Ramirez at shortstop into the outfield for a single. Bobby Abreu struck out before Torri Hunter drove in Izturis on a sacrifice fly.Izturis doubled again in the third and scored on Abreu’s double to make it 2-0.Trumbo’s homer in the fourth made it 3-0, and Vernon Wells hit a liner off the outfield wall in the sixth. He went to third on the triple and eventually scored on Alberto Callaspo’s single.Scioscia questioned whether Wells’ drive was a home run. The umpires reviewed the video and determined the original call was correct.Buehrle allowed four runs on 10 hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked two.
NOTES—The Sox begin an 11-game road trip with Tampa Bay on Monday….The last starting pitcher before Weaver to have four wins in his team’s first 13 games was Roger Clemens in 1991 for the Red Sox….Adam Dunn was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.