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If there's any silver lining to emerge from Sporting Kansas City's 5-2 home loss to the Houston Dynamo on Tuesday, it's the fact that Manager Peter Vermes' men have the opportunity to bounce back quickly with a visit to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.