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Series recap: Blue Jays set records in three-game series against Rockies
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Ryley Delaney
Aug 8, 2025, 09:00 EDTUpdated: Aug 7, 2025, 23:41 EDT
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The Toronto Blue Jays had a historic three-game series at Coors Field.
Taking on the bottom-dwelling Colorado Rockies, the Blue Jays picked up their league-leading ninth sweep of the series. Not just that, but their 63 hits in the series is the most for a three-game series in the modern era, with the last team doing it all the way back in 1933.
After scoring a run in each of the first two innings on Monday, the Blue Jays exploded for seven runs in the top of the third. They added five more in the top of the seventh, as well as one in the ninth to win 15-1.
The closest of the three games was on Tuesday, as the Blue Jays defeated the Rockies 10-4. It was the Rockies who took the lead, but the Jays eventually hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth to make it 3-2, and then added four more in the top of the sixth. After two Rockies’ runs in the bottom of the sixth, the Jays added three more runs in the top of the ninth for the victory.
Looking for their ninth sweep of the season (they had just five last season), the Blue Jays did just that with an emphatic 20-1 win. The Rockies had a lead in the bottom of the first, but the Jays scored three runs in the top of the third, and it was over from there. Not a whole lot has to be said about the offence in this game.
Nor the series. After struggling against the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals, the Blue  Jays scored the most runs in a three-game series in franchise history, bringing their run differential from +16 to +55 after just three games.
Only one player, Buddy Kennedy, finished with a wRC+ below 100 (43). Myles Straw had the second-lowest wRC+ of 172, with Alejandro Kirk (175), Addison Barger (192), and Tyler Heineman (194) all having a wRC+ below 200. Daulton Varsho had the best wRC+, slashing .500/.500/1.500 with three home runs in just 10 plate appearances for a 453 wRC+.
Ty France had a great game on Wednesday, going 4-4 with two hit by pitches. Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each hit two home runs, while Bo Bichette hit three home runs. Nathan Lukes, Ernie Clement, and Barger all hit one home run. Joey Loperfido was hit by a pitch and was taken out of Tuesday’s game. He didn’t play in Wednesday’s beatdown.
Although the Jays clobbered the Rockies with the bats, they also had solid pitching performances. José Berríos had the worst outing, giving up four earned runs in five and one-third innings pitched. Kevin Gausman pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and Eric Lauer pitched six innings of one-run ball.
Thanks to the pitching performances, the Blue Jays only used five relievers. Braydon Fisher, Tommy Nance, and Mason Fluharty all pitched two scoreless innings. Yariel Rodríguez pitched one and two-thirds innings of scoreless baseball, and Louis Varland pitched a scoreless inning.
Next up for the Blue Jays is a much more challenging matchup, as they have a three-game series on the road against the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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