Sheets went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-6 win over the A's.
Sheets took J.T. Ginn deep in the third inning and snapped a streak of 23 games without a home run in the process. With that, Sheets recorded his first extra-base hit since Aug. 14. The 28-year-old had double-digit homers in each of his first three seasons and is now one away from reaching that mark in 2024.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Sitting vs. lefty
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Sheets is not in Friday's lineup against the Athletics.
Sheets starts against some lefties, but not all, and he'll head to the bench with southpaw Brady Basso on the hill for Oakland. Bryan Ramos is picking up the start at designated hitter and leading off.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Out of lineup against lefty
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Sheets is absent from the lineup in Wednesday's game versus the Guardians.
Sheets has now been out of the lineup for two straight games against lefties and has started just one of the last four contests overall. Andrew Vaughn will cover first base and Bryan Ramos will be the designated hitter in the series finale.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Idle against lefty
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Sheets is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
With lefty Joey Cantillo on the hill for Cleveland, Sheets and fellow left-handed hitters Nicky Lopez and Dominic Fletcher will retreat to the bench. Bryan Ramos will fill in for Sheets as Chicago's designated hitter.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Not starting Sunday
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Sheets is absent from Sunday's lineup against Boston.
Sheets went 1-for-7 with one walk and two strikeouts over the first two games of the series, and he will begin Sunday's contest in the dugout. Zach DeLoach will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the leadoff spot against Red Sox right-hander Richard Fitts.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Wraps up solid August
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Sheets went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Saturday against the Mets.
Sheets delivered an RBI single in the third inning, ending a nine-game drought without a run knocked run. His team context held him back throughout August, as he went 26-for-80 with a .782 OPS, yet he had only eight RBI and five runs scored across 23 games.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Takes seat Monday night
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Sheets isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game aginst San Francisco.
Sheets will take a seat with the White Sox slated to face left Kyle Harrison in the series opener. Nick Senzel gets a chance in the DH spot and is batting sixth with Sheets riding the pine.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Idle vs. lefty
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Sheets is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Houston.
The lefty-hitting Sheets will retreat to the dugout Sunday with the Astros sending southpaw Framber Valdez to the mound. Corey Julks, Luis Robert and Dominic Fletcher will man the outfield for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Responsible for offense in loss
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Sheets went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 10-2 loss to the Yankees.
Sheets was the only Chicago batter with multiple hits in the contest, and he produced both of the team's runs. He snapped a 47-game homerless drought with his solo shot in the second inning. Sheets has been heating up, going 13-for-24 (.542) with five doubles and six RBI during his six-game hitting streak. For the season, he's slashing .234/.310/.379 with eight homers, 37 RBI, 30 runs scored, 24 doubles and one stolen base over 107 contests.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Smacks three doubles
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Sheets went 4-for-5 with three RBI doubles, an RBI single and a run scored during Monday's 12-2 win over the Yankees.
Sheets was featured in the White Sox attack Monday, driving in four of the team's season-high 12 runs. The outing marked his first four-hit game of 2024 and was his first game with multiple extra-base hits since May 5. Sheets is swinging a hot bat, going 8-for-16 (.500) over his last four games. He's slashing .231/.309/.367 across 379 plate appearances this season.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Riding pine Monday
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Sheets is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
Sheets got the day off Sunday but will remain out of the lineup Monday against southpaw JP Sears and the Athletics. In his place, Nick Senzel will DH and bat fifth.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Hitting bench Sunday
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Sheets is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Sheets had been scheduled to get the day off in Saturday's 6-2 loss, but he ended up starting at first base while going 0-for-3 with a run scored after Andrew Vaughn was scratched with an illness. With Vaughn drawing back into the starting nine Sunday, Sheets will get the chance to rest up in the series finale.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Sitting Saturday
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Sheets is absent from the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.
Sheets will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-4 with one strikeout in Friday's 10-2 loss to Minnesota. Andrew Benintendi will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth against Twins right-hander Bailey Ober.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Regular role opens back up
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Sheets will start in right field and bat cleanup in Tuesday's game against the Royals.
Sheets will pick up his third straight start, despite going 1-for-9 with four strikeouts in the final two contests of the White Sox's series with the Mariners over the weekend. Though the lefty-hitting Sheets could still regularly sit out against left-handed pitching, he should have a clearer path to steady playing time versus righties after the White Sox traded away Tommy Pham to the Cardinals earlier Tuesday.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Losing work versus righties
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Sheets will start in right field and bat second Sunday against the Royals.
Though he'll occupy a prominent spot in the batting order in the series finale in Kansas City, Sheets still appears to be on the outside looking in for a regular spot in the White Sox lineup. He didn't start in either of the first two games of the series, with the Royals bringing righties to the hill for both contests. With Andrew Vaughn and Eloy Jimenez locked in as the White Sox's primary starters at first base and designated hitter, respectively, and Andrew Benintendi and Tommy Pham typically serving as the team's starters in the corner outfield, Sheets look like he'll need an injury or a trade to get steadier playing time.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Still getting regular starts
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Sheets will start in right field and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Though Sheets doesn't have a direct path to an everyday role at any one spot in the lineup, he's now been included in the starting nine for five of the last six games while seeing action in right field, at first base and at designated hitter. Andrew Benintendi will get a day off Sunday to make room in the outfield for Sheets.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Starting Saturday
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Sheets (heel) is serving as the designated hitter and batting in the cleanup spot for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
Sheets returns to the starting lineup Saturday after missing the last two games due to a bruised left heel he sustained Wednesday against the Dodgers. The 28-year-old lefty pinch hit in the bottom of the sixth inning of Friday's 5-3 win over Colorado, reaching base on an intentional walk in his only at-bat. For the month of June, Sheets is slashing .257/.321/.419 with three home runs and nine RBI over 74 at-bats.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Not in starting nine
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Sheets (heel) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Colorado.
Sheets will be absent from the starting lineup for a second consecutive game since being removed Wednesday with a left heel contusion. While it's possible he wouldn't have been in the lineup even if fully healthy, Sheets should still be considered day-to-day.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: Not starting Thursday
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Sheets (heel) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.
Sheets was forced out of Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the Dodgers with a bruised left heel and is considered day-to-day. The 28-year-old could end up filling more of a part-time role for the White Sox moving forward in the wake of Eloy Jimenez's recent return from the injured list, so Sheets may not re-enter the lineup for a few more days even if he quickly shakes off the heel injury.
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White Sox's Gavin Sheets: X-rays on heel negative
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X-rays on Sheets' left heel came back negative after he was removed early from Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
The White Sox are now labeling Sheets' injury as a bruise, and he's considered day-to-day. It's possible the team holds him out for a game or two as a precaution, but he shouldn't be in line for an extended absence.
