Sheets is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

With lefty Cole Irvin taking the hill for Oakland, the lefty-hitting Sheets will retreat to the bench. Andrew Vaughn will cover right field in Sheets' stead.

Sheets is not in the lineup ahead of Thursday's game against Oakland, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The left-handed Sheets will sit out of Thursday's contest as the A's will begin the game with southpaw JP Sears on the mound. Andrew Vaughn will slide over to take Sheets' spot in right field while AJ Pollock fills in at left.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The lefty-hitting Sheets will take a seat for the series opener while the Mariners bring southpaw Marco Gonzales to the bump. The White Sox will likely continue to shield Sheets from lefties in future games, but the 26-year-old may have supplanted AJ Pollock for a regular spot in the outfield versus right-handed pitching in light of his hot run at the plate of late. Over his last 15 games, Sheets has supplied a monstrous 1.127 OPS while maintaining a 11.3 percent walk rate and a 15.1 percent strikeout rate.

Sheets went 2-for-5 with two home runs for a total of five RBI in a 9-7 loss to the Royals on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Sheets has been flexing his power stroke all August long, and he punctuated a solid month with his first multi-homer game of the season. The 26-year-old left-handed bat set a career-high in home runs with the performance and tallied his 42nd RBI of the campaign. Sheets was pegged as a sleeper by some analysts coming into the season and he could continue to show why down the stretch. Sheets is slashing .371/.369/.661 in 62 at-bats in August.

Sheets went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's loss to Arizona.

EDGE Analysis

Sheets launched a three-run shot in the first that scored Andrew Vaughn and Jose Abreu, but Arizona would mount a comeback and take the lead in the second inning. The homer was Sheets' 10th of the year and his first since Aug. 2. Although a .257 batting average on the season does not jump off the page, the first baseman has played well this month, going 21-for-55 for a .382 batting average and striking out just 10 times.

Sheets went 3-for-5 with three RBI on Wednesday against the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

Sheets delivered a two-RBI single in the first inning and drove in an additional run in the seventh frame. He has started four of the team's last five games and has 10 hits in 18 at-bats in that span. Sheets has been starting in right field, but he will find playing time more difficult to come by once Eloy Jimenez (elbow) is able to get back in the lineup consistently.

Sheets went 1-for-1 with a double and two RBI Tuesday against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Sheets was out of the lineup for the fourth time in the team's last six games, though he did enter as a pinch hitter for Lenyn Sosa in the seventh inning. Sheets came through with a game-tying double, and he now has five hits, three doubles, four RBI and one run scored across his last 17 at-bats. Despite the solid stretch, Sheets has only a .676 OPS in 277 plate appearances this season and appears to be out of favor for the time being in Chicago.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Even with a right-hander (Justin Verlander) on the hill for Houston and a regular starting outfielder in Luis Robert (groin) and a reserve option in Leury Garcia (leg) out of the lineup for Chicago, the lefty-hitting Sheets finds himself on the bench. Sheets had already sat two of the previous four times the White Sox opposed right-handed pitchers, so the 26-year-old looks like he may have to settle for a part-time role once Robert is back in action. AJ Pollock has posted a .944 OPS in August and has made a strong claim for a near-everyday role when Chicago is at full strength.

Sheets will sit Tuesday against the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Sheets will take a seat for a second consecutive game Tuesday, potentially receiving additional rest after recently suffering an ankle injury. That being said, the lefty-hitting Sheets' absence from the lineup against a right-handed starting pitcher (Brady Singer) could hint that he's moved into more of a fourth-outfield role, with AJ Pollock having gained more traction as a regular in the starting nine. Sheets is getting on base at a .154 clip thus far in August, while Pollock owns a .350 OBP on the month.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

EDGE Analysis

Sheets will return to the bench after he went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his return to the lineup for Saturday's 8-0 loss. He had been dealing with a bruised ankle prior to starting Saturday, so the White Sox may be holding Sheets out for the series finale as a precaution.