ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ricky Nolasco will start for the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, and certainly he will feel a lot lighter on the mound.
Nolasco had been carrying around the burden of a losing streak that was getting out of hand. He had lost seven consecutive starts, and the Angels had lost 10 in a row in games started by Nolasco.
With that weight on his shoulders, he had to face a hot Dodgers club last Monday that had won 10 in a row. But Nolasco flipped the script, throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings to end the losing streak.