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The Minnesota Wild were shutout 3-0 in Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference Qualifying round playoff series Thursday afternoon. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Minnesota Twins are in Missouri to begin a series with the Kansas City Royals Friday night. The Twins saw their six game winning streak come to an end Thursday afternoon when they lost to the Pirates, but still enter the series with a 10-3 record overall this season.

The Minnesota Twins winning streak came to an end Thursday afternoon as the Pirates pulled off the 6-5 victory.

If you are a sports fan, today is the day you have been dreaming of since the COVID-19 lockdown started in March: A full day of sports on the radio and television!

The Twins will look to complete a sweep of the two-game set in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon. First pitch is set for 12:35 on AM 1240/FM 95.3 WJON.

Twins Daily's Seth Stohs joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" to discuss the hot start, Josh Donaldson's injury, the outlook for Rich Hill, Caleb Theilbar's return to MLB after a five-year absence and more.

The Wild lost 4-3 in Game 2 of their NHL qualifying round best of 5 series Tuesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Wild appeared to force feed top goal scorer Kevin Fiala too much early in the game. Fiala did score twice late in the 3rd period.

The Twins won 5-4 at home against Pittsburgh Monday night after falling behind 4-0. Nelson Cruz hit the walk-off single with less than 2 outs and first base open. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He was surprised Pittsburgh chose to pitch to Cruz with Miguel Sano on-deck.

Minnesota will host Pittsburgh for a 1:10 p.m. first pitch Tuesday afternoon. Twins baseball can be heard all summer long on WJON.

The Twins lost 2-0 to Cleveland Thursday night in the first game of a 4-game series. Shane Bieber out-dueled Jose Berrios to get the win. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says Bieber has become a true ace in the Majors while Berrios just hasn't taken that next step.