Padres winning, Gavin Sheets hitting going into finale vs. White Sox

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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