On a rainy October night in Providence Park, the Portland Timbers took down the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 to extend their winning streak to five games. Jaroslaw Niezgoda earned the brace in this one — both his goals coming in the second half, while Felipe Mora scored a late goal off the bench.
Portland had some mild rotation in their starting XI, most notably moving Jeremy Ebobisse and Felipe Mora to the bench and starting Marvin Loria and Niezgoda. Pablo Bonilla and Larrys Mabiala also moved to the bench in favor of Marco Farfan and Bill Tuiloma.