The Seattle Sounders did their first bit of traveling in MLS 2023 and came back with zero points to show for it. There seems to be a suspicion that FC Cincinnati will be one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this year, so they must be thrilled to have come out of this clash with a win. Troublingly, the Sounders, once down a goal, seemed to revert to some of their 2022 methods of play that only brought middling results. It would have been nice to see the team show the same endeavor that brought home wins in the opening two weeks, but alas.