Let’s play two, they’d say before we were around, when there was no need to spread out baseball games to get as much television exposure as possible. Cram in a couple games and spend the whole day out, because there’s nothing better than a doubleheader at the ballpark.
But unless we’re talking about 12-year-olds at an AYSO tournament, soccer can’t do that, which means the Portland Timbers’ foray to Los Angeles is as close to doubleheader soccer as we can get. Sunday afternoon in Major League Soccer play, the Timbers will face Los Angeles FC for the second time in franchise history (3pm PT, ESPN), a prelude to a Wednesday night meeting at Banc of California Stadium that will end with one team in U.