Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.

Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and the San Diego Padres moved closer to a postseason berth with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

San Diego Padres (83-70, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (57-96, fifth in the AL Central) Chicago; Friday, 6:40 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (8-11, 4.59 ERA, 1.32 WHIP,

Ryan O’Hearn hit a tiebreaking three-run double in a four-run sixth inning, and the San Diego Padres moved closer to their second straight playoff appearance by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-3

In 402 games across three seasons with the White Sox, Benintendi has a .245/.309/.391/.699 slash line with 45 home runs, 172 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, 133 walks and 367 strikeouts, good for 0.6 wins above replacement, per Baseball Reference.

The Padres (87-71) closed within 1 1/2 games of the Cubs for the top wild-card spot and 1 1/2 games of the Dodgers in the NL West. And they won Tuesday night in such a way that they didn't have to employ any of the high-leverage arms in their bullpen.

Chicago White Sox infielder Miguel Vargas took lessons from a tough 2024 to help guide him through the 2025 season.