Angels’ Nolan Schanuel gives them a lift near top of order

LOS ANGELES — Nolan Schanuel insists on being as low maintenance as possible, although if there is one thing he insists on, it’s that pitches out over the plate go back in the direction where they came from.
Schanuel’s up-the-middle hitting style was in full effect Friday when his two-run single to center field in the ninth inning gave the Angels some much-needed insurance in a series-opening victory over the Dodgers.
For the Angels’ contact-hitter supreme, the scenario e