Gavin Sheets has better numbers when he plays for a winning team.

So, he has been a major contributor to the San Diego Padres (84-71), who go into Sunday afternoon's rubber game against the host Chicago White Sox (58-97) with a magic number of three to clinch their second consecutive playoff berth.

Sheets, who had an RBI single and scored a run in the Padres' 7-3 win over the White Sox on Saturday night, has 19 home runs, 69 RBIs and a .258 batting average with a .769 OPS this season.

He began his career with the White Sox in 2021. Sheets had a .250 batting average and 830 OPS as Chicago won the American League Central crown, and he batted .241 with a .706 OPS the following season when the White Sox contended for the playoffs.

But when the team floundered the following two campaigns, S

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