The San Jose Earthquakes return to regular season play on Wednesday, August 26 as they face the MLS is Back Tournament champions Portland Timbers. This will be the first of six matches the club will play in a three week span, including fixtures against the LA Galaxy (August 29), LAFC (September 2), Colorado Rapids (September 5), Seattle Sounders FC (September 10), and LA Galaxy (Sept. 13).
While we await our match against Portland, let's take a look back at how the Quakes earned seven crucial points out of a possible nine in the MLS is Back tournament to put themselves in 6th place in the Western Conference.