The Portland Timbers lose 2-0 in Colorado to the Rapids, making it three consecutive defeats.
For the third time in seven days, the Portland Timbers took the field in an MLS match, this time against the third-in-West Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Good Park. And for the third time in seven days, the Timbers dropped three points against a neighboring Western Conference team, rivaling them for a playoff spot.
The Timbers’ congested schedule meant wholesale changes to the starting XI, as Sebastian Blanco, Cristhian Paredes, Dairon Asprilla and Jose Van Rankin were replaced by Diego Valeri, Renzo Zambrano, Santiago Moreno and Bill Tuiloma.