‘Holy Sheets’ Walk‑Off

Gavin Sheets ended a 2-2 game on Friday, April 10, with a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth at Petco Park, and San Diego beat Colorado 5-2 on its second straight walk-off swing. (mlb.com) The ball left Sheets’ bat at 109.2 miles per hour and traveled 434 feet, which is the kind of contact that turns a tied game into a crowd sprinting for the railings. (mlb.com) Sheets had already done most of the Padres’ early scoring with a solo homer in the fifth inning, so his two home runs accounted for four of San Diego’s five runs. (apnews.com) The setup was simple and cruel for Colorado: Victor Vodnik entered the ninth, gave up a single to Jose Iglesias, hit Jason Heyward with a pitch, and then watched Sheets end it with one swing. (apnews.com) This landed a night after San Diego beat the Rockies 7-3 in 12 innings on Xander Bogaerts’ walk-off grand slam, so the Padres went from one late escape to another in less than 24 hours. (espn.com) Back-to-back walk-off homers are rare enough on their own, but these came from two different hitters and flipped two different game shapes: Thursday was a 12-inning grind, and Friday was a 2-2 tie that vanished in one plate appearance. (espn.com) (mlb.com) Sheets is not some new call-up who appeared out of nowhere for one swing, because he played 145 games for San Diego in 2025 and set career highs with 19 home runs and 71 runs batted in during his first Padres season. (mlb.com) By Friday night, San Diego had moved to 8-6 and stretched its winning streak to three games, while Colorado fell to 6-8 after losing two straight games in the last swing they had to survive. (espn.com) (apnews.com) That is why the chant took off so fast in the stands: one player hit two homers, the last one flew 434 feet, and the Padres turned consecutive nights against the same opponent into consecutive endings people will remember all season. (nbcsandiego.com) (mlb.com)