The man might as well carry a bell with him to the field and let it ring for all to hear. Ricky Nolasco’s presence on a major league mound this season has steadily sounded a death knell.
Not long after the Angels’ right-hander started Friday night at Angel Stadium, the game’s outcome was quickly all but certified. Nolasco allowed five runs in 15 minutes to the Boston Red Sox. The remaining three hours mostly served to prolong the inevitable in the Angels’ 6-2 defeat.
When Nolasco has started for the Angels this season, they have won one-quarter of the time — five wins in 20 tries.