Padres clinch with one of season's best plays, plus White Sox delay infamy

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The Padres clinched a postseason berth with a triple play. (!!!) Plus: Ken on the awards, it was a big day for AL teams who wear orange and we have a decade-long autopsy on the 2024 White Sox. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal. Welcome to The Windup!

It was getting a bit tense in the Padres dugout, a bit crowded on the bullpen mounds and way too eventful on the field. Closer Robert Suárez had come on to close out a 4-1 win, but instead allowed…