MLB Note - Los Angeles Angels Nolasco, Ricky

Aug 17, 2017 - 2:08 AM RHP Ricky Nolasco allowed his league-high 31st homer in the first inning Wednesday to Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals. It was the fourth homer for Zimmerman against the Angels veteran. The right-hander entered Wednesday with a 5.24 ERA, had allowed five earned runs in each of his last two starts and hadn't won on the road in nearly two months. But Nolasco got credit for the win as he survived cramps in his calves on a humid day in the nation's capital as the Angels defeated the first-place Washington Nationals 3-2. His victory gave the Angels seven wins in eight games going into a series Friday in Baltimore against another team with Wild Card aspirations. "Every five days I give the team everything I have," said the serious-minded Nolasco, 34, standing by his locker. "It takes 25 guys to do what we have to do. We have to keep it going." The starter is 2-0 in his last four starts while allowing 13 runs.