The New York Red Bulls' uneven start to MLS 2017 continued on Wednesday, May 3, with a 2-0 road loss to Sporting Kansas City. RBNY is now 4-0-1 at home and 1-4-0 on the road. It has out-scored its opponents at Red Bull Arena 7-1; it has been out-scored on its travels 11-4, and held scoreless on its last two road trips.
This game, however, was distinguished by the fact that Jesse Marsch put out a starting lineup that implied RBNY wasn't necessarily trying as hard as it might to win, or even get a point.