Already without field general Dax McCarty while he prepares for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Chicago Fire also were minus the services of Bastian Schweinsteiger when they traveled to face the Portland Timbers Wednesday night.
Schweinsteiger did not make the trip to Portland -- where he memorably received his first taste of MLS in the 2014 All-Star Game while with Bayern Munich -- after sustaining hip pain during Chicago's 4-0 win over Vancouver Saturday at Toyota Park.
It was the first league match missed by Schweinsteiger since debuting for the Fire back on April 1.