The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, but they will have a lot of major decisions looming in the offseason.

They were without their top two relievers and received a short start from Cristopher Sanchez but the Phillies made huge plays in the 9th, 10th and 11th innings at the plate, in the field and on the bases to extend their winning streak to nine games.

Here, under the Matt Snyder byline on CBS Sports, Friday means it's time for another installment of picks, or, as I like to call this little exercise, Friday Night lines.  I'm here to wish you another very happy Friday,

If there's a rock bottom in Major League Baseball, the Colorado Rockies have already hit it and they still have 112 games left to play this season.

Despite some ups and downs over the first couple of months, the Phillies (32-18) hit the half-century mark of the season with the best record in the National League. The Phils extended their winning s

While Jose Alvarado pitched from the mound, he didn’t know that a young fan in the stands was drawing inspiration from him.

The PED suspension that Major League Baseball handed down to Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado was devastating in more ways than one for Philadelphia. It took awa

Diekman was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 30th round of the 2007 MLB Draft. He made his debut five years later in 2012, and was with Philadelphia until the 2015 trade deadline, when he was shipped to the Texas Rangers. More news: Longtime Giants Veteran Elects to Leave Organization, Head to Free Agency

Mick Abel stayed under control in his major league debut. Abel outdueled Paul Skenes, striking out nine over six innings to lead Philadelphia over the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for a three-game sweep and the Phillies’ 15th win in 20 games.

There have been some great teams over the years for the Philadelphia Phillies, and this current group is trying to stake their claim as one of them. What would