It was not a set of circumstances that foretold success. The American League leader in home runs allowed took the mound against the New York Yankees, the most powerful team in the major leagues, at Yankee Stadium, a park susceptible to home runs.
Predictably, homer-prone right-hander Ricky Nolasco surrendered two more homers and bore the loss in the Angels’ 8-4 defeat to the Yankees on Wednesday.
Since April 27, Nolasco has started games at Angel Stadium four times and across the country: in Seattle, Oakland, St. Petersburg, Houston, and New York (twice.