1. Young'uns earn first MLS starts
Two homegrown youngsters, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal and Jaylin Lindsay, made their first career MLS starts for Sporting KC on Saturday night in Portland at Providence Park. Kuzain became the sixth-youngest player to start in a regular season match for Sporting KC, and Lindsey became the second-youngest player to start for the club. The two played all 90 minutes versus Portland, keeping the Timbers off the scoresheet at home for the fifth time in Sporting KC's last six visits to Providence Park.
2. Besler breaks the record
Captain Matt Besler, a hometown hero of Sporting KC since 2009, made history against Portland on Saturday, becoming the all-time leader in regular-season appearances for the club at 241.