Colorado Rockies vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction: Blue Jays to take advantage of poor Rockies

On Saturday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Coors Field, featuring a matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Colorado Rockies. This will be the second of three games that will take place over the course of the weekend. The first game, which took place on Friday, was won by the Toronto Blue Jays in high-scoring fashion.

This past week, the Colorado Rockies were swept by the Atlanta Braves, and throughout those three games, the Rockies were outscored by the Braves by a combined total of 24 points. On Friday, the Colorado Rockies' game against the Blue Jays was a loss despite the fact that both Nolan Jones and Elehuris Montero drove in three runs for the team. On Saturday, the Rockies will go with Ty Blach as their starting pitcher. Blach has appeared in 14 games so far, making seven starts, and has a record of 1-1 with a 3.94 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 48.0 innings pitched. In his last seven starts, Blach has combined to go 1-1 with a 2.86 earned run average.

In their most recent series, which was played against the Washington Nationals, the Toronto Blue Jays were victorious in two of the three games, including a 7-0 victory in the series finale. Alejandro Kirk contributed to the victory for the Toronto Blue Jays by driving in three runs and scoring two of his own. During their game on Friday against the Rockies, the Toronto Blue Jays scored five runs in the seventh inning alone, which contributed to their 13-9 victory. While Ernie Clement had two runs, three RBI, and a home run, Alejandro Kirk only contributed one run and three RBI to the team's total. Yusei Kikuchi will take the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays in the game scheduled for Saturday as the team's starting pitcher. This year, Kikuchi has made 26 starts and has a record of 9-4 with a 3.63 ERA, 146 strikeouts, and 139.0 innings pitched. Throughout his career, Kikuchi has a record of 30-35 with an earned run average of 4.70.

In this particular matchup, I'm going to side with the Toronto Blue Jays, although an argument might be made for either team. The results of Kikuchi's most recent three outings have been inconsistent, as he has allowed a total of eight earned runs while working 16.2 innings but has not yet been given a decision. Over the course of his last three starts, Blach has allowed a total of six earned runs in 16.0 innings pitched. Even with the rarified atmosphere of Coors Field, it wouldn't be strange to see both of these players flirt with getting decent starts here. It also would not come as a surprise to see them give up between four and five runs each. On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays had a fantastic offensive performance, allowing them to overcome an early 2-0 disadvantage and come back with some late life. As a result, I believe that the Toronto Blue Jays will maintain their winning streak in game two.