ANAHEIM — Nolan Schanuel feels right at home against left-handed pitching.

Likely because his father, Ryan, was a lefty.

“All my BP sessions were with him,” Schanuel said before the Angels took on the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of their three-game series on Monday. “I think that helped out a lot.”

The Chicago White Sox learned the hard way on Sunday afternoon.

They brought in left-handed reliever Tyler Alexander to face Schanuel with one out and the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth of a 5-5 game, even though the move would require Alexander to potentially face right-handed power hitters Mike Trout and Taylor Ward.

“Knowing that we have two guys in particular who crush lefties behind me, Trouty and Ward, I was a little bit surprised,” Schanuel said. “I think it added a little m

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