Day: April 8, 2017

Diaz has big day, Wacha solid in Cards routDiaz has big day, Wacha solid in Cards rout

Boosted by Aledmys Diaz’s first career multi-homer game, the Cardinals’ offense awoke Saturday to spoil Bronson Arroyo’s return to the Majors. With a 10-4 rout of the Reds at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals doubled their season run total in one afternoon and gave Michael Wacha more than sufficient support in his season debut.

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Flyers double up reeling Blue Jackets 4-2 (Sports Betting News)Flyers double up reeling Blue Jackets 4-2 (Sports Betting News)

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky moves to cover the puck as Blue Jackets David Savard and Philadelphia Flyers' Sean Couturier, right, look on during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Philadelphia. The Flyers won 4-2. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

After seeing his team lose for the sixth consecutive time, Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella was in no mood to analyze what’s going wrong with his team days before the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs. ”I am not going to pick apart what my team is right now because it’s so hard to judge in these type of circumstances,” Tortorella said after Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Forwards Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Jakub Voracek and defensemen Michael Del Zotto and Ivan Provorov scored goals for the Flyers, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

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