The Seattle Sounders visit the rival Portland Timbers on Wednesday at Providence Park (7 p.m. PT; JOEtv, Prime Video, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). Here are three matchups to watch.
Raúl Ruidíaz vs. anybody
Raúl Ruidíaz doesn’t really care who you run out to try and stop him. And frankly, it doesn’t seem to matter much anyway. The Peruvian marksman has three goals and two assists in his last two matches and lives for the big games. He has seven goals and two assists in just seven career matches against Portland, and after being kept off the score sheet in the Sounders’ 2-1 loss a few weeks ago, he’ll be eager to add to his tally.