The Philadelphia Phillies look like a team poised to play baseball in October and chase a World Series. However, they are already thinking about next year.

The Phillies did their damage against David Peterson (5-3) in the fourth when they scored five runs. Schwarber led off with his 24th homer, a drive off the batter’s eye in center field. After an RBI single by Otto Kemp made it 2-0, Sosa hit a three-run shot on an 84 mph slider into Philadelphia’s bullpen in right-center.

Knowing that a bidding war could come for Schwarber on the open market based on what he's done since he's put on a Phillies uniform, the front office tried to get an extension don