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The injuries mount for Sporting KC: Besler, Espinoza, Wallace to miss extended time

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The winless streak hit five Saturday, leaving Sporting Kansas City one match shy of putting up a zero in April.

To that end, this won’t help.

Sporting KC will be without several players over the coming weeks — or in some cases, months.

Midfielder Roger Espinoza will miss 2-3 months with a knee injury; captain Matt Besler, hurt during Saturday’s loss in San Jose, is out 2-4 weeks with a hamstring strain; and defender Rodney Wallace will sit out 4-6 months with a hip injury that will require an operation.