Ricky Nolasco pitches three-hitter in Angels' 4-0 victory over the Mariners

There was no hint, no indication, that Ricky Nolasco would suddenly morph into the dominant right-hander who went 4-2 with a 1.47 earned-run average in his final six starts of 2016 for the Angels.

It just happened, in the same way a bloop hit will sometimes spark a hot streak for a slumping hitter,...