Post-slab pint: RSL 1-3 Timbers

Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports Welcome back to the post-slab pint where I break down the good and the bad (pint in hand) from the previous Portland Timbers game.

After a barnstorming three-goal first half, the Timbers were able to secure a 3-1 road win against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium, clinching the fourth seed in the West in the process and guaranteeing a home playoff game in Providence Park.

So, what did I like about the performance?

Sebastian Blanco, after playing just 12 minutes against the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes, returned to the starting XI and put RSL to the sword in the first half. Blanco was back to his best and did what he always seems to do against RSL…