SEATTLE — Josh Atencio stood in front of his locker, hair a bit of a mess and the frustration of the result clearly weighing on him. The Seattle Sounders had just dominated the San Jose Earthquakes at home — outshooting their opponents 23-8 and generating about three-times as much expected goals — but conceded a poor goal off a corner kick and lost 1-0 on Wednesday. It was their third loss in four home games, all of them against opponents who were riding various types of lengthy losing streaks.
The Sounders remain in first place, though that’s mostly a product of having played more games than the teams immediately chasing them in the standings.