Ahead of Sporting Kansas City's match against Portland SportingKC.com caught up with Timbers beat writer for The Oregonian, Jamie Goldberg, to preview #SKCvPOR. Live coverage starts at 12:30 p.m. CT on FOX, Fox Deportes, Sports Radio 810 WHB, and La Grande 1340 AM.
Timbers are seventh place in the West (29 points) heading into Sunday’s match. How would you assess the club’s season up to this point?
This has been a difficult season for the Timbers. They've been plagued by injuries and have now dealt with injuries to 12 different key players this year.