In the first hour of tonight’s show, Matt Pauley shares Katie Woo’s report that stated the Cardinals and reliever Jordan Hicks are in talks of a multi-year extension, and Matt explains why Hicks may be better suited for the closer role than the injured Ryan Helsley. Jon Shestakofsky, VP of Communications & Education at the Baseball Hall of Fame joins the show to discuss Scott Rolen’s induction and the influx of Cooperstown for induction weekend. Diamondbacks radio broadcaster Chris Garagiola then joins the show to discuss the Cardinals and Dbacks series. The Cardinals took game 1 Monday night and look to win the series with Steven Matz on the mound tonight facing off against Merrill Kelly.

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