PORTLAND, Ore. – The end is finally in sight. Four days from now, the Portland Timbers will complete their season-opening, five-game road trip when they face Orlando City FC (1pm PT, ESPN), and for the first time this season, the team will be able to look toward a game at home.
Throw in the team’s two trips to Arizona in preseason, and the Timbers will have taken 14 flights in 11 weeks, once the team returns from Orlando. They’ll have logged 27,897 miles, crossed time zones 12 times, and spent only 37 of 76 nights in their own homes.