Ricky Nolasco went from perfect game to total loss in a perfectly typical LAA way. Foundationally, this is the SparkNotes version of 2016.
I cannot imagine how infuriated we all would be had last night been a playoff game. Instead, it's just another loss. Just another chance to focus on individual highs and lows. 5 1/3 perfect innings from Nolasco. 2 hits each from Simmons and Pujols. 0'fers from Calhoun, Trout, Cron, Cowart, Ortega, Perez AND Pennington. Simmons getting tossed out on the base paths. Again. Twice.
If it was a playoff game, all those negatives would be etched into history.