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Sheets

Sheets will miss San Diego’s first-half finale on Sunday afternoon against the Phillies, but he should be back for the outset of the second half. The 29-year-old slugger has launched 14 homers in 92 games during his Padres debut.

Sheets ripped a solo homer off an otherwise-effective Brandon Pfaadt to get the Padres to within four runs at 6-2. The 29-year-old’s breakout season has seen him go deep 14 times with 50 RBI before the All-Star break, but it’s worth pointing out that his numbers have dropped considerably over the past few weeks. Sheets hit just .257/.319/.406 in June and is down to .233/.303/.333 in eight starts in July. It’s very plausible that will continue after the break.

Sheets’ home run was No. 13 on the year for him. The 29-year-old outfielder hit a three-run shot off Lyon Richardson in the seventh inning to give the Padres a 6-4 lead. Sheets is hitting .265 with a .792 OPS and 49 RBI on the season.

Sheets tripled in two in the first inning off Kyle Harrison to give the Padres a 2-0 lead. The 29-year-old singled in two more in the fifth to extended the cushion to 5-0. Sheets has seen his numbers slide a bit lately, but he’s still driven in 38 runs in 60 games with a respectable .263/.320/.489 slash over the first two months.

Sheets passed all concussion-related tests after a terrifying-looking collision with the center-field wall over the weekend. The 29-year-old slugger is back at DH and batting fifth on Tuesday night following a one-game absence.

Sheets told reporters he passed concussion-related tests and expects to avoid a trip to the injured list, adding that he’s available off the bench on Monday evening. The 29-year-old slugger appears to have avoided serious injury following a scary-looking incident on Sunday when he collided full-speed with the left-field wall. He’ll get some extra time off to rest and recover, but it seems like he’ll be ready to return for Tuesday’s showdown.

Sheets crashed into the outfield wall while attempting to make a play on Adam Frazier’s home run ball in the fourth inning. Shildt noted that Sheets is currently dealing with a head contusion, sore hip and a jammed thumb/wrist and is still being evaluated. It seems likely that he’ll need to pass through the concussion protocol before returning to action, so that should be the injury that is monitored the closest. Fantasy managers who are relying on Sheets for the start of next week should be sure to have a contingency plan in place.

Sheets has been one of the real bright spots this season for San Diego as he connected for his 11th round-tripper of the season during the seventh inning of Wednesday’s shootout at Petco Park. The 29-year-old slugger has gone deep five times in his last seven games. It turns out a change of scenery, getting away from the White Sox’ ongoing quagmire, was just what he needed to turn things around.

Sheets tagged Braves’ starter Spencer Schwellenbach for a two-out, game-tying, 423-foot (104.7 mph EV) two-run homer in the sixth inning that knotted things up at three runs apiece. He also singled in the fourth inning but wound up being stranded at second base. With his two-hit attack, the 29-year-old is slashing a respectable .283/.327/.516 with 10 homers, 31 RBI and one stolen base through his first 171 plate appearances with the Padres.

Sheets got the Padres on the board with a two-run homer off Bowden Francis. He kept the game going in the ninth with another two-run blast off Jeff Hoffman, and gave San Diego a 6-5 lead with an RBI poke in the 11th. Sheets has been a tremendous find for the Padres after being non-tendered by the White Sox, and the 29-year-old is now hitting .286/.333/.497 over the first third of the year.