Internationals return to Sounders training

TUKWILA — The six players who missed last week’s Sounders game due to international duty have started to trickle back into town, with Alex Roldán and Reed Baker-Whiting the first to return.

It’s unclear how big of a role any of them will play in Saturday’s match against the LA Galaxy.

On Wednesday, Roldán was training exclusively on the side and appeared to be testing the thigh injury that caused him to be removed at halftime of El Salvador’s match on Monday. Baker-Whiting did participate in a few drills, but also trained mostly on the side. Xavier Arreaga, Raúl Ruidíaz, Nouhou and Obed Vargas are all due to return on Thursday.

In their absence, the Sounders were mostly running drills with the…