ANAHEIM — Although the numbers don’t show much success for Caden Dana in his second stint as a big league starter, the way he handled himself gave Ray Montgomery reason to believe the 21-year-old right-hander is going in the right direction.

Before Dana gave up five runs in a 6-1 loss to the Houston Astros in his final start of the season on Saturday, the Angels’ interim manager said he saw Dana mature this month.

“Number one, the comfort in his skin being here,” Montgomery said when asked about what has changed since he first reached the majors a year ago. “This is a very daunting thing. We forget what this is for guys at a young age, because when you have a taste of success, it doesn’t guarantee you the next day of success. It doesn’t even guarantee you the next day, period. It’s reall

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