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The Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Wednesday behind 5 shutout innings from starting pitcher Rich Hill. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Twins would happily take 5 innings with 2 or less runs allowed with any starts from Hill.

The Twins won their home opener 6-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals at Target Field Tuesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim feels Luis Arraez is the best option to hit lead-off for the Twins because of his high on base percentage and ability to work pitchers.

The Miami Marlins had 11 players and 2 coaches test positive for Covid-19 and that has forced at least 2 games to be postponed. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says this outbreak with the Marlins in concerning but baseball was planning some positive cases and has plans in place.

The Twins won 2 out of 3 in Chicago against the White Sox to open the season this past weekend. Minnesota won 14-2 yesterday and were led by 40-year old designated hitter Nelson Cruz. Cruz had 4 hits, 2 home runs, 2 doubles and 7 RBIs. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins start the 2020 season in Chicago against the White Sox tonight at 7:10, pregame on WJON at 6:30. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He isn't sure pitch count means that much for Jose Berrios tonight when he takes the mound to start the opener for the Twins.

The NFL will not play preseason games this season. The NFL a few weeks ago eliminated weeks 1 and 4 of the preseason and is now cancelling weeks 2 and 3 of the preseason too. The league also plans to test players for Covid-19 everyday to start with. Start Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says it never made sense the NFL to play games that had no meaning during this pandemic.

The NFL is still planning on a normal training camp this season with the exception of a reduction of 2 preseason games. Many players took to twitter over the weekend expression concern over the lack of safety precautions the NFL has made to this point in regards to Covid-19.

The NFL is making plans for the 2020 season and are looking to adjust due to Covid-19. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the NFL has Oakley face guards that could protect players and if they are uncomfortable the players may just have to adjust.

Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan was my guest this week on WJON's My Life series. Learn about his early beginnings in Baltimore, Maryland where he cultivated his love of baseball and the Orioles. Jim also grew up loving the Baltimore Colts. The Colts were big in Baltimore at that time.

St. Thomas has received permission from the NCAA to make the move from Division III Athletically to Division I starting with the 2021-2022 season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan said St. Thomas will fit well in the Summit League for 19 of their 22 sports and will play in the Pioneer League for football and WCHA for women's hockey.