Angels’ Andrew Heaney pitches well, and is well-supported, in 13-7 win

Run support is not a problem for Andrew Heaney. In his last four starts, the Angels have scored 40 times.

But the way he has pitched since being called up from the minor leagues on June 24, he’s hardly needed the offense, and he didn’t need much Sunday during a 13-7 victory over the Texas Rangers. He logged his sixth straight quality start, going six innings and giving up two runs.

Before Sunday, Heaney already was the first Angels rookie to pitch five games in which he lasted at least six innings and allowed two or fewer runs. And despite some hiccups through the third and fourth innings, he kept that streak alive.

“They made Andrew work for every out this afternoon,” Manager Mike Scioscia said. “He made some good pitches to good hitters and got through six innings. It was hot out there. Even when he was not on top of his game, he made it work.”

In the third inning, Ryan Rua doubled on a grounder down the third-base line with one out. Tomas Telis grounded out, but the top of the order, Delino DeShields and Rougned Odor, came through with singles to score Rua and tie the score at 1-1.

Scioscia and Heaney said the left-hander was having trouble with his slider all game, and it led to a hit batsman (Telis) in the fourth that forced in the Rangers’ second run. It was scored by Prince Fielder, whom Heaney had hit earlier in the inning, and it gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead.

Heaney settled down in the fifth and sixth, striking out one, giving up one hit and inducing a ground ball for a double play.

“There was times I was fighting a bit,” Heaney said. “I felt pretty good. For the most part, with the exception of a few mistakes, I can go out there and execute a game plan.”

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Albert Pujols, who went one for five, stole second in the fifth inning, the 100th stolen base of his career. According to the Angels, that made him one of four players in history with at least 500 home runs, 100 stolen bases and a .300 batting average. The others are Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Babe Ruth. . . . Jered Weaver threw before Sunday’s game, another step in his recovery from the hip injury that has sidelined him for more than a month. Scioscia said he would throw another bullpen session in the next few days and ruled out the possibility of Weaver returning for the AL West-leading Angels’ series against second-place Houston that starts Tuesday.

greg.hadley@latimes.com