The Toronto Blue Jays and the Colorado Rockies meet in the finale of their three-game interleague series in MLB action from Coors Field on Saturday afternoon. It’s the rubber match of this series, with each team sporting one win apiece, who wins the series? Let’s dive in and find out.

Blue Jays Fall Short On Saturday

The Toronto Blue Jays needed a lot of positive results from this series with a tough month of September ahead for their playoff hopes, and an 8-7 loss on Saturday won’t help matters. The loss dropped Toronto to 74-62 on the year, sitting 10.5 games back in the AL East race and 1.5 games back in the AL Wild Card race. Bo Bichette leads the Jays with 152 hits and a .314 batting average along with 18 home runs, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a team-high 20 home runs and 80 RBIs this season. Matt Chapman’s also contributed a team-best 36 doubles for Toronto as well as having the unfortunate distinction of leading the Jays with 148 strikeouts on the year. Kevin Gausman will start for the Blue Jays here and is 10-8 with a 3.30 ERA and 202 strikeouts this season.

Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts

– The Blue Jays have won 13 of their last 14 day games against National League opponents.

– The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as road favorites following a loss.

– The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last six day games against National League opponents.

– The Blue Jays have led after 7 innings in each of their last five day games.

– The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as road favorites.

Rockies Bounce Back On Saturday

The Colorado Rockies come into the series finale fresh off of their win on Saturday to improve their record to 50-85 on the year, sitting a mile back in the NL West division race and 19.5 games back in the NL Wild card race with the worst record in the National League. Ezequiel Tovar leads the Rockies with 124 hits and 31 doubles while Ryan McMahon has a team-high 22 home runs and 68 RBIs with a .335 OBP and Elias Diaz has a .267 batting average. Charlie Blackmon also has a team-high 4 triples as well this season. Chase Anderson will start for the Rockies here and is 0-4 with a 6.08 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season.

Colorado Rockies Team Facts

– The Rockies have lost 14 of their last 16 games against teams that held a winning record.

– The road team has covered the run line in seven of the Rockies’ last eight games.

– The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three home day games.

– The Rockies have led after 7 innings in three of their last four games as home underdogs against American League opponents.

– The Rockies have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games as underdogs against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

– The Colorado Rockies ranks 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (931).

– The Colorado Rockies ranks 30th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.285).

– The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 2nd in the league for ERA this season (3.71).

– The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 3rd in the league for strikeouts this season (1269).

Chris’ Pick

I get the case to be made for the Rockies as a home underdog, after managing to pull off the upset in Saturday’s matchup, but I’m going back to Toronto here. I haven’t been a huge Kevin Gausman fan, especially on the road at times this season, but Chase Anderson’s been brutal for a large chunk of the season for the Rockies, and we’re starting to get into must-win territory for Toronto in terms of their push for the playoffs. All in all, I just think that Toronto gets it done here so give me the Blue Jays.