ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ricky Nolasco will make his Angels debut Thursday against the Oakland As, three days after coming to Los Angeles in a trade from the Minnesota Twins.Nolasco, who was born in nearby Corona, Calif., was happy to learn he was heading back home to pitch.Im just excited to be back in California and doing what I can to help the Angels win as many games as possible, Nolasco told the Orange County Register.Nolasco, though, was not the reason the Angels traded their top pitcher this season -- Hector Santiago -- to the Twins. Alex Meyer, a hard-throwing, 6-foot-9 right-hander, was the key to the deal. Meyer, however, has yet to reach his lofty potential and was sent by the Angels to Triple-A Salt Lake.Nolasco was more of a salary dump, though the Twins are picking up a portion of his salary. He is making a guaranteed $12 million this year and will receive $12 million next year.After winning 13 games combined playing for the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013, Nolasco signed a four-year, $49 million contract with the Twins, but he was a bust. In 2 1/2 years with the Twins, Nolasco went 15-22 with a 5.44 ERA in 57 games (56 starts). He was 4-8 with a 5.13 ERA in 21 starts this year.Nolasco, though, isnt discouraged.I understand what happened there, he said. I feel I pitched better than the numbers say.Likewise, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said he believes the 33-year-old right-hander still has some good games left in him.When weve seen him up close, hes always been tough on us, Scioscia said. He spins the ball very well, and he has a fastball that has movement on it. Hopefully he can put pitches together and get another pitch or try and adapt a little bit and find some consistency. But his stuff is good.In four career starts against the As, Nolasco is 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA.Nolasco will be opposed Thursday starter by Oakland right-hander Jesse Hahn, who will be called up from Triple-A Nashville for the fourth time this season.Hahn went 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his first stint with the As, 1/3 with an 8.34 ERA in his second stint, then 0-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his third stint. In eight starts overall, he is 2-4 with a 5.53 ERA.Against the Angels on Thursday, Hahn will have the benefit of pitching under the sun. He is 2-1 with a 2.77 ERA in four daytime starts this year, as opposed to 1/3 with an 9.92 ERA in four nighttime starts. Thursdays game sort of falls in the middle, scheduled to start at 4:05 p.m. PDT.Hahn also can lean on his two career starts against the Angels, both coming last year, when he went 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA.Though Hahn has not been a mainstay in the As rotation this season, he has accomplished one major goal -- staying healthy. 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Now, coach Leon Cameron has grander plans in mind.GWS were anything but overawed on finals debut, increasing their lead at every break of Saturdays qualifying final against Sydney at ANZ Stadium.The expansion side, in their fifth season, are one win away from reaching the grand final after winning 12.19 (91) to 7.13 (55).The Giants will enjoy a week off before tackling Hawthorn or the Western Bulldogs in a home preliminary final, while the Swans face a SCG knock-out clash next week.Its great - theres a lot of people in there who have had five or six years of just hardship, Cameron said, referring to the clubs early struggles.Part of my job is to look forward to whats happening in 14 days ... because someone will beat us in the prelim final if we do not come with the same attitude.I dont want to be sitting here in 14 days, saying we got carried away with ourselves. We didnt prepare.Anyone will beat anyone on any given day ... Im sure there are going to be more twists and turns over the coming weeks.Cameron admitted his team were in a good spot to push for their first flag after the upset.But in no way do you look at it and say were in the box seat ... you never write off the Hawks; you never write off the Swans, he added.Swans stars Josh Kennedy and Kurt Tippett both passed concussion tests after early hits, while hamstrung young gun Callum Mills played no part in the second half.The undermannned minor premiers rallied and were only two points behind early in the third term, when GWS key forward Jeremy Cameron took control of the pulsating contest.dddddddddddd.There was nothing in it at halftime, Swans coach John Longmire said.Unfortunately, they got hold of us in the second half.The good thing is weve earned the double chance ... we get another crack at it next week.Cameron booted three goals in the space of five minutes to give his side a 21-point lead at three-quarter time.In a low-scoring affair, it was always going to be too big a buffer - much to the dismay of most in the 60,222 crowd.It is the first time the leagues minor premiers have lost their opening final since West Coast in 2006 - although the Eagles battled back to defeat Sydney in the grand final that year.The Giants announced themselves as flag contenders long ago but there remained a question of how a side with 16 finals debutants would handle the heat of September.They started nervously but the answer had come by quarter-time, when GWS held a one-point lead despite conceding the opening two goals of the game.Steve Johnson finished with 22 possessions and five behinds but delivered arguably the turning point of the match when he tried to run through Kennedy in the first term.GWS laid 32 more tackles than the Swans, including a jarring sling tackle from Shane Mumford on Tippett. 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