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Dodgers claim Evan Phillips

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Dodgers claim Evan Phillips

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed right-handed pitcher Evan Phillips from the Tampa Bay Rays.

 

Phillips, 26, was designated for assignment on Saturday after appearing in one game for the Rays on Friday and allowing one run in 3.0 innings. He has spent parts of four seasons in the Major Leagues, going a combined 1-3 with a 7.26 ERA (46 ER/57.0 IP) and 70 strikeouts for Atlanta (2018), Baltimore (2018-2020) and Tampa Bay (2021). In his minor league career, he is 19-20 with a 3.76 ERA and 306 strikeouts in 187 games. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the 17th round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft out of UNC Wilmington.

Yankees roster moves – 8/16/21

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Yankees roster moves – 8/16/21

Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:

 

Reinstated RHP Gerrit Cole (#45) from the COVID-19 injured list.

 

Returned replacement player RHP Brooks Kriske to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

 

Additionally, the Yankees returned OF Clint Frazier from his rehab assignment and transferred him to the 60-day injured list.

White Sox make five roster moves

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White Sox make five roster moves

CHICAGO – Prior to tonight’s series opener vs. Oakland, the Chicago White Sox made the following five roster moves:

 

  • Placed OF Adam Engel on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to August 13) with left shoulder inflammation;

 

  • Selected the contract of RHP Mike Wright from Class AAA Charlotte;

 

  • Recalled RHP Ryan Burr from Charlotte;

 

  • Optioned RHP Matt Foster to Charlotte;

 

  • Designated RHP Zack Burdi for assignment.

 

Engel, 30, is hitting .248/.339/.505 (26-105) with six doubles, seven home runs, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored over 33 games with the Sox in 2021.

 

Wright, 31, has gone 7-5 with a 3.40 ERA (36 ER/95.1 IP) and 90 strikeouts over 16 starts with Charlotte this season, his first in the White Sox organization after signing as a free agent on December 24, 2020.

 

Wright, 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds, has appeared in 110 games (23 starts) over parts of five major-league seasons with Baltimore (2015-19) and Seattle (2019), going 10-12 with a 6.00 ERA (172 ER/258.0 IP) and 208 strikeouts.

 

Burr, 27, is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA (5 ER/11.2 IP) and 13 strikeouts over 12 relief appearances with Charlotte in 2021. He also has made 19 appearances with the Sox this season, going 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA (7 ER/21.1 IP), two holds and 17 strikeouts.

 

Foster, 26, has gone 2-1 with a 5.67 ERA (21 ER/33.1 IP), one save, two holds and 36 strikeouts in 31 relief appearances over four stints with the Sox in 2021.

 

Burdi, 26, is 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA (20 ER/24.2 IP) and 35 strikeouts over 23 relief appearances with the Knights this season. He appeared in six games over four stints with the White Sox in 2021, posting a 6.00 ERA (6 ER/9.0 IP) with six strikeouts.

 

Following the moves, the White Sox 40-man roster remains at 40.

Riders look sharp in dominant win over Ti-Cats

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Riders look sharp in dominant win over Ti-Cats

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defence set the table all night for the offence and Cody Fajardo and co. feasted on the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

 

The Riders scored touchdowns on three Ticats turnovers on Saturday night and got a field goal on another as they rolled to a 30-8 win at Mosaic Stadium.

 

Cody Fajardo seized every moment the defence created, making 17-25 passes for 222 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while adding a trip to the end zone on the rush as well, lifting the Riders to a 2-0 record.

 

Jeremiah Masoli made 17-25 passes for 135 yards, zero touchdowns and threw a pair of interceptions. The Ticats’ QB rushed for a touchdown and fumbled the ball away. Dane Evans saw his first action of the season, making 3-10 passes for 21 yards.

 

A slow offensive start began to give way with Global punter Joel Whitford‘s 58-yard single, which gave the Ticats a modest 1-0 lead.

 

Saskatchewan’s defence got to work next and started to impact the game. They did it by getting to two of the Ticats’ biggest stars. Riders’ safety Mike Edem forced a fumble on Brandon Banks that Loucheiz Purifoy recovered at Hamilton’s 50-yard line. Six plays later, Fajardo was rushing into the end zone. Brett Lauther‘s convert made it a 7-1 game just 44 seconds into the second quarter.

 

The Ticats struck back with a lengthy 11-play drive that saw them get four cracks at a goal-line attempt before Masoli broke in from a yard out. Taylor Bertolet‘s convert gave Hamilton an 8-7 lead, but it would be a short-lived advantage.

 

Shortly after a 19-yard field goal from Lauther, Masoli was sacked deep in Hamilton territory by Jonathan Woodard. The sack forced the ball loose and it was recovered by A.C. Leonard. Fajardo needed just one eight-yard toss to Canadian receiver Mitchell Picton for the touchdown, which helped propel the Riders to a 17-8 halftime lead.

 

Turnovers continued to haunt Hamilton into the third quarter. Masoli was intercepted by A.J. Hendy at Saskatchewan’s 48-yard line. The Riders quickly marched the ball down the field and Fajardo found Kyran Moore in the end zone for a six-yard strike, giving the QB his second passing TD of the game.

 

A melee broke out after the play that resulted in the ejection of Riders’ receiver Jake Harty and Ticats’ linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox, who ran over on official on his way to the post-touchdown scrum.

 

After all of that, Lauther coolly sent the convert home, making it a 24-8 game at 11:14 of the third quarter.

 

Trying to get his team back into the game on Hamilton’s next drive, Masoli looked to a leaping Banks for a reception, only to see the ball skip off of the reigning MOP’s fingers and snagged by Blace Brown at Hamilton’s 47-yard line. The Riders got a 34-yard field goal out of Lauther off the turnover, pushing the score to 27-8 at 13:46.

 

With Hamilton’s offence sputtering, Evans came in for Masoli to close out the evening, but he was in tough coming in cold against a red-hot Saskatchewan defence. The Riders began to go into closeout mode, with Lauther connecting from 41 yards out to put his team up 30-8 with 10 minutes to play.

 

The Ticats head into a bye week with plenty to think about while the Riders will welcome the Ottawa REDBLACKS to Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 21.

Alouettes collect win over Elks in Season Opener

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Alouettes collect win over Elks in Season Opener

EDMONTON – An assertive all-around performance from the Montreal Alouettes guided them to their first win of the season, knocking off the Elks 30-13.

 

While Montreal’s offence certainly did their job, it was the performance of their special teams that put the game away for them early. Racking up 161 punt-return yards, Mario Alford was able to score and put the Als in a favourable position for their offence.

 

When called upon, Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 211 yards, rushed for 29 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns. For Trevor Harris, the struggles continued as he threw for 233 yards and a touchdown.

 

Coming off a touchdown-less performance against the Ottawa REDBLACKS, the Edmonton Elks looked to get back into the win column against the Montreal Alouettes.

 

To do just that they leaned heavily on the talents of James Wilder Jr. in their opening drive. Wilder Jr., who was coming off an 89-yard rushing performance in Week 1, was fed the ball five times in the Elks opening drive as the Green and Gold marched their way through the Als defence.

 

Just as when it looked like Trevor Harris and the Elks offence would capitalize, Montreal had a different idea as a near interception on the goal-line forced Edmonton to settle for a Sean Whyte field goal: something they were forced to do four times against Ottawa.

 

After, Vernon Adams would find Jake Wieneke for a touchdown, putting the Als up.

 

The struggles continued in the red zone for Edmonton.

 

After, Wilder Jr. continued to find wide-open patches of green grass generated by the Elks’ offensive line. This saw them be just a yard away from a fresh set of downs in Montreal territory. Opting to ditch the chip-shot field goal and elect to go for it, Harris lined up under centre. Harris would fumble the initial snap, turning the ball over.

 

That would be the beginning of a second-quarter the Elks would like to forget as they began to unravel.

 

It would begin after a David Cote would split the uprights on the ensuing Montreal possession. Things would only get worse for the Elks as on a punt return, Mario Alford followed his blocks all the way to the endzone for an 86-yard touchdown. At the mercy of the quarter-ending whistles, the Elks found themselves down 20-3 as boos rained down on them as they looked to collect themselves at the half.

 

Try as they might to claw back, Montreal kept their foot on the gas looking as if they were the team that had played the week prior.

 

Pushing the ball downfield Vernon Adams kept the Elks defence at bay while William Stanback, who rushed for 121 yards, kept the clock ticking along. Adams would find B.J. Cunningham in the end zone during the fourth quarter to pad their lead.

 

Entering Saturday’s matchup, the eyes were on the matchup between Almondo Sewell and Trevor Harris as earlier Sewell did not speak about his former teammate too kindly. Sewell was active in the Elks backfield, almost to a fault has he was flagged for roughing Harris on a play that had a pick-six overturned.

 

Sewell and his defensive linemates made it incredibly hard for Harris and the Elks offence to get anything going in the second half, making the deficit look un-erasable with each passing minute and recorded a sack in the fourth quarter.

 

Not all was bad for the Elks as Harris and the Elks’ offence would prove to themselves that they can score. With two minutes left, Harris would find Shai Ross to snap their touchdown-less streak but time would run out.

 

Next up for the Alouettes will be a date with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. The Elks, on short rest, will tangle with the BC Lions on Thursday.

Reilly, Lions’ defense dominate Stamps for first win

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Reilly, Lions’ defense dominate Stamps for first win

CALGARY — A big passing performance from Michael Reilly and a dominant showing from the Lions’ defence guided BC to a 15-9 road win over the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday night to kick off Week 2.

 

After being named starter ahead of Nathan Rourke shortly before kick off, the 36-year-old veteran stepped up with a big opening half to put BC in control early — showing no signs of being hindered by the sore elbow. A young Lions defence took care of business to keep Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary offence out of the end zone, racking up three sacks and four interceptions.

 

Calgary’s defence managed to force a pair of turnovers in the second half, and Rene Paredes‘ second 48-yard field goal of the game cut the Lions’ lead in half at 12-6. But BC’s KiAnte Hardin picked off Mitchell in the end zone, and a final interception from Jalon Edwards-Cooper secured the Lions’ first win of the season.

 

Reilly finished the opening half with 231 passing yards en route to a 342-yard performance with a 79 per cent completion rate. He also added a one-yard rushing score to help his team bounce back from its Week 1 loss to Saskatchewan.

 

Bryan Burnham and Lucky Whitehead led the Lions receivers with 121 and 108 yards, respectively. Running back James Butler scored a two-point conversion, and kicker Takeru Yamasaki added a pair of field goals and a single.

 

Linebacker Boseko Lokombo led BC with six tackles, a sack and an interception.

 

Mitchell was picked off four times for the first time in his CFL career, finishing with 290 passing yards while falling to 0-2 for the first time.

 

After forcing a two-and-out early in the first quarter, BC proceeded to move down the field through the air. Reilly connected with Shaq Johnson for a first down to get things started, and his next completion went for a 20-yard gain to Whitehead.

 

Lions receiver Lemar Durant kept the chains moving with a 12-yard catch-and-run, but the Lions fell just short of a touchdown when a Reilly pass went over the head of Burnham in the end zone. The Lions got on the board after a 22-yard field goal attempt from Yamasaki went wide and through the end zone for a point.

 

Mitchell and the Stamps’ offence showed signs of life on the ensuing drive, as the quarterback launched a pass down the field to Richie Sindani for 35 yards. But the Lions’ defensive front stepped up a few plays later, stuffing backup quarterback Michael O’Connor on third down as he attempted to move the sticks on a QB sneak.

 

The Lions’ offence took over, and Reilly opened the drive with a 61-yard deep shot to Burnham down the left side of the field. But BC was forced to settle for a 20-yard field goal from Yamasaki following a strong defensive stand.

 

Calgary responded with a 48-yard field goal from Paredes after Mitchell connected on a 30-yard pass to Kamar Jorden, cutting the Lions’ lead down to a single point.

 

But Reilly and company continued right where they left off, as the gunslinger quickly completed a 43-yard pass to Whitehead. Reilly then hooked up with Whitehead two plays later for a 13-yard gain, and Butler added 18 combined yards on back-to-back runs.

 

Reilly finished the scoring drive off with a one-yard QB sneak across the goal line, and an ensuing two-point conversion run from Butler put BC up 12-3 after a review.

 

A leaping 26-yard catch from Markeith Ambles gave Calgary some momentum on the following drive, but it would be short-lived. The Stamps were ultimately forced to punt after Lions defensive end Obum Gwacham brought down Mitchell for his first career CFL sack.

 

The Stamps generated another spark of momentum in the final minutes of the first half when Malik Henry returned a punt 42 yards, with Lions punter Jake Ford making the desperation tackle. But the Lions’ defence stepped up again to eliminate Calgary’s touchdown hopes, as a big eight-yard sack from defensive end Tim Bonner was followed by an interception from Marcus Sayles.

 

Calgary got the ball to start the second half, but the relentless Lions defence forced another punt from Cody Grace. Whitehead and Burnham then gained a pair of first downs, but Chris Rainey couldn’t get anything going for BC in the run game. The Stampeders forced a turnover on downs when Raheem Wilson prevented Rainey from gaining any ground on third down.

 

The Stamps’ defence added another turnover in the third quarter when defensive back Royce Metchie stripped the ball away from Durant, but the Lions silenced the crowd and got the ball right back on an interception from Lokombo two plays later.

 

Calgary cut BC’s lead in half with another 48-yard field goal from Paredes, but the next drive saw Hardin come through with a leaping interception on a Mitchell pass intended for Hergy Mayala in the end zone — his first career CFL pick.

 

Calgary received a small spark with just under six minutes to play when Henry had another solid punt return, but the Lions’ defence refused to break once again and forced a 20-yard field goal from Paredes. Yamasaki missed a late 43-yard field goal attempt, but Calgary’s comeback hopes faded with just over a minute to play when Mitchell’s pass was picked off by Edwards-Cooper in his first career CFL start.

 

The Lions will host the Edmonton Elks next Thursday at 10:00 p.m. ET, while the Stampeders will host the Montreal Alouettes next Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Bombers defeat Argos for Second-Straight win

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Bombers defeat Argos for Second-Straight win

WINNIPEG – After heading to the locker with a lead at the half, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers survived a surge of Toronto momentum to win.

 

Building off their success last week, Zach Collaros and the Blue Bombers offence looked to be in mid-season form. Winnipeg opened the night’s scoring after Collaros connected with Rasheed Bailey mid-way through the first quarter for a 35-yard touchdown. After the Bombers drew first blood, Toronto tried to claw back during the third, but time would expire as the Bombers would go on to win 20-7.

 

Through the air, Collaros and the Bombers offence made it look easy. Completing his second-straight game with over 200 passing yards, Collaros appeared to gain confidence as the game progressed. For Toronto, it was a different story.

 

After a lackluster first half that saw the Argos go to the dressing room with only 70 passing yards, an interception forced by Jamal Peters to start the second half looked to be the boost they needed.

 

On the ensuing Argos possession, McLeod Bethel-Thompson would overthrow DaVaris Daniels and force the Argos to punt. That would be the end of the night for the starting signal-caller as Ryan Dinwiddie would trot out Nick Arbuckle, in hopes a different presence could fuel a comeback.

 

During his first drive that started around mid-field, Arbuckle’s precision passing going 4/4 for 30 yards gave Toronto a new sense of confidence on offence. After marching their way down to the 30-yard line, John White would rumble his way into the end zone to get the Double Blue on the board.

 

While this sudden surge of momentum certainly provided the Argos sideline with some much-needed juice, it was short-lived. After collecting a hand-off from Arbuckle, Bombers linebacker Jesse Briggs knocked the ball out of White’s hands, giving Winnipeg the ball.

 

On the following Winnipeg possession, Collaros would make Toronto pay as he found Nic Demski in the end zone to cushion their lead late in the game.

 

With their backs on the walls and time their enemy, Arbuckle would throw a costly interception giving Winnipeg the ball on the Argo 30-yard line.

 

After failing to find the end zone for the third time, the Bombers would send one through the uprights off the foot of Tyler Crapinga, releasing the remaining air out of the Boatmen’s sails.

 

To add insult to injury, the final moments of the fourth quarter did not get any better for Toronto as Willie Jefferson was able to strip the ball from Arbuckle’s hands, ending their chance to find the end zone.

 

Similar to last week’s outing against the Calgary Stampeders, penalties were the Achilles heels of the Toronto Argonauts. Recording 13 for a total of 112 yards, their inability to string along drives and keep the momentum on their side was costly at times as Winnipeg was able to capitalize. Their eagerness to get into the Winnipeg backfield was taken advantage of, but they were able to do it. The Toronto pass rush took the Collaros down twice and in the process was able to hold Brady Oliveria, who was coming off a 126 yard game against Hamilton, to only 29 on the night.

 

As for Winnipeg’s defensive performance, they were able to hold Toronto to a combined 289 yards on offence and a single touchdown.

 

Both of these two teams will meet again in just over a week’s time as Week 3 will see them at BMO Field for the Argonauts home opener.

Bengals waive Three Players

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Bengals waive Three Players

The Bengals today waived WR Reece Horn, WR Riley Lees and TE Pro Wells.

 

Lees and Wells are both rookies, and signed as college free agents with the Bengals in May. Horn, a first-year player, had signed with the Bengals as a free agent on July 26.

 

Cincinnati’s roster now stands at 85 players.

Match Recap: Black & Gold come up short against Chicago Fire FC on the road

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Match Recap: Black & Gold come up short against Chicago Fire FC on the road

Luka Stojanovic’s goal with less than 15 minutes remaining lifted Chicago Fire FC to a 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew at Soldier Field on Sunday evening.

 

It was the second win in a row for the Fire, whose unbeaten streak is now at four ahead of a season-long six-match road trip while the Crew is winless in the Club’s last four matches.

 

Neither goalkeeper was called into action until the 23rd minute as Gaston Gimenez’s attempt from beyond the box was easily handled by the Crew’s Eloy Room. In the 42nd, Chinonso Offor had a dangerous opportunity in front of the Columbus net that was ultimately snuffed out.

 

Meanwhile, the Crew had a strike from Darlington Nagbe, which he put inches wide of the target in the opening minutes, but the Crew failed to pose a serious first-half threat to the hosts outside of that.

 

Chicago’s defense was tested in the early stages of the second half as a Columbus side looking to end a three-match losing streak found themselves on the front foot coming out of the locker room. But the Fire saw a chance go by the wayside just past the hour mark as Fabian Herbers received a deflected ball in the box and fired it right into the arms of Room. They had an even better chance in the 72nd minute, but a header by Robert Beric was pushed over the bar by Room.

 

But the breakthrough for Chicago finally came in the 77th minute through Stojanovic, whose third goal in two matches made it a 1-0 Fire lead. Shouts for a handball in the box by the Crew were ultimately for naught as Video Review confirmed the call on the field.

 

Despite several close calls by the Crew in stoppage time—including a great save by Bobby Shuttleworth and a shot off the woodwork—the Fire held on for back-to-back wins for the first time this year.

 

Next up, Columbus travels to the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday, August 18 for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff.

MATCH RECAP: Seattle Gets Back in the Win Column, Dominates Portland 6-2 in Cascadia Clash

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MATCH RECAP: Seattle Gets Back in the Win Column, Dominates Portland 6-2 in Cascadia Clash

Fredy Montero and Raúl Ruidíaz both bag braces as Sounders FC defeats Portland, while Rave Green tie most away regular-season goals scored in team history; Back up to second in the West, Seattle prepares for quick turnaround, traveling to FC Dallas on August 18 and Columbus on August 21

 

PORTLAND, OREGON – In a memorable performance in a rivalry stretching back to 1975, Seattle Sounders FC (10-3-6, 36 points) defeated the Portland Timbers (7-9-2, 23 points) on Sunday evening at Providence Park by a final score of 6-2. Fredy Montero and Raúl Ruidíaz each recorded a brace in the 113th all-time meeting between Seattle and Portland. It marked the first match in a stretch of three road games in seven days for Seattle, as the club travels to face FC Dallas on Wednesday, August 18 (5:30 p.m. PT / JOEtv, Prime Video, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM) and the Columbus Crew on Saturday, August 21 (2:30 p.m. PT / FOX, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).

 

Montero put Seattle on the board first in the 13th minute, poaching a loose ball in the six-yard-box after a dangerous cross from Alex Roldan was punched away by Portland goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic. He completed his first-half brace in the 29th minute, receiving a ball from João Paulo at the top of the area, cutting inside and lofting a curving shot into the top far corner of the net. The pair of scores give Montero six goals on the season and 67 across all competitions for Seattle, the most in club history. Montero has now scored seven goals in regular-season play against Portland, good for second all-time, tied with Raúl Ruidíaz.

 

The home side responded quickly, with Sebastian Blanco breaking away and scoring on a deflected ball that bounced over Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland in the 32nd minute. The Timbers evened the score early in the second half, with George Fochive barely beating Cleveland with a bouncing shot after the goalkeeper stopped Portland’s initial attempt from distance.

 

Ruidíaz’s second-half brace began in stunning fashion in the 55th minute, scoring directly on a free kick after Nicolás Lodeiro was fouled just outside the area. With both Lodeiro and Ruidíaz lining up over the ball, the Peruvian smashed a right-footed shot into the far corner over a motionless Ivacic. The second goal also came from a free kick, with Lodeiro’s initial shot saved and Ruidíaz pouncing on the rebound to make it 4-2.

 

Jimmy Medranda made it 5-2 in the 77th minute with a sensational volley from about 20 yards out following a corner kick from João Paulo. It marked the second goal scored for the Colombian this season. Nicolas Benezet made his Rave Green debut in the 87th minute and scored four minutes into stoppage time off a through ball from Cristian Roldan to bring the final score to 6-2.

 

MATCH NOTES

 

Sunday’s match was the 113th all-time matchup between Seattle and Portland dating back to 1975 and their days in the North America Soccer League. Seattle Sounders FC is now 56-42-15 all-time against Portland. In the history of U.S. professional soccer, no two teams have met more.

 

Seattle is now 14-10-7 all-time against Portland in MLS regular-season play.

 

Six is the most away goals Sounders FC has scored since it recorded six strikes against Chivas USA on August 25, 2012.

 

The eight combined goals on the night matches the most tallies between Seattle and Portland in regular-season MLS play. The other instance was on April 5, 2014, a contest that ended in a 4-4 draw at Providence Park.

 

Tonight’s six Seattle goals are the most strikes Portland has allowed at home since the team’s founding year in 1975.

 

After being called off last year due to the pandemic, the Cascadia Cup Council recently determined there would be a Cascadia Cup champion in 2021, with tonight’s match being the first in that competition. The Cascadia Cup is an annual competition between Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

 

The road team has won eight of the last 10 matches in the rivalry, dating back to 2018.

 

With tonight’s result, Seattle moves to second in the Western Conference standings on 36 points, one point behind Sporting Kansas City and one point ahead of the Los Angeles Galaxy.

 

With his goals tonight, Fredy Montero is now second all-time in regular-season scoring against Portland with seven goals, tied with Raúl Ruidíaz. Clint Dempsey leads this category with nine goals in 12 games.

 

In addition to the goals notes above, Montero has also scored twice against Portland as a member of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

 

Tonight also marked Montero’s fifth and sixth goals of the season in regular-season play this year, and his second and third goals against Portland. He found the back of the net in the 79th minute on May 9 at Providence Park. The Colombian has a club-leading 67 goals in all competitions.

 

Raul Ruidíaz’s opening goal was his first direct free kick strike for the Rave Green. His two goals tonight mark his sixth and seventh tallies the rivalry in eight regular-season appearances, and ten goals in all competitions, putting him level with Roger Levesque for most all-time dating back to 1975.

 

Ruidíaz’s brace puts him on 13 goals for the campaign in 19 regular-season appearances. He is one goal ahead of the New England Revolution’s Gustavo Bou in the MLS Golden Boot race.

 

With seven saves tonight, Stefan Cleveland ties the record for most saves in the rivalry in MLS regular-season play. Stefan Frei recorded seven saves on June 28, 2016 and Donovan Ricketts and Steve Clark have each also recorded seven stops for Portland.

 

With his two assists tonight, João Paulo is now second in MLS in assists with eight. The Brazilian also assisted on Montero’s goal in the first matchup of the season between the two sides.

 

Brian Schmetzer kept the same starting group as Tuesday’s Leagues Cup matchup versus Tigres UANL that saw the Sounders cruise to a 3-0 victory. Raúl Ruidíaz started up top, with a four-man midfield of João Paulo, Kelyn Rowe, Cristian Roldan and Fredy Montero. Alex Roldan played at the right wingback position opposite Brad Smith. Yeimar, Xavier Arreaga and Shane O’Neill played in a three-man back line. Stefan Cleveland got his 13th MLS start in goal this season.

 

MATCH SUMMARY

 

Seattle Sounders FC 6 – Portland Timbers 2

Sunday, August 15, 2021

 

Venue: Providence Park

Referee: Jair Marrufo

Assistants: Frank Anderson, Kathryn Nesbitt

Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo

VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero

Attendance: 25,218

Weather: 90 degrees and clear

 

SCORING SUMMARY

 

SEA – Fredy Montero 13’

SEA – Fredy Montero (João Paulo) 29’

POR – Sebastian Blanco (Felipe Mora) 32’

POR – George Fochice 52’

SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz 55’

SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz 72’

SEA – Jimmy Medranda (João Paulo) 77’

SEA – Nicolas Benezet (Cristian Roldan) 90+4’

 

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

 

POR – Larrys Mabiala (caution) 54’

POR – Dario Zuparic (caution) 66’

SEA – João Paulo (caution) 69’

POR – Cristhian Paredes (caution) 76’

 

LINEUPS & STATS

 

Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Cleveland; Alex Roldan, Xavier Arreaga, Shane O’Neill, Yeimar, Brad Smith (Jimmy Medranda 62’); João Paulo (Nicolas Benezet 87’), Cristian Roldan, Kelyn Rowe (Nicolás Lodeiro HT); Raúl Ruidíaz (Danny Leyva 90’+2’), Fredy Montero (Josh Atencio 63’)

 

Substitutes not used: Spencer Richey, Ethan Dobbelaere, Reed Baker-Whiting, Will Bruin, Abdoulaye Cissoko

 

Total shots: 15

Shots on goal: 8

Fouls: 10

Offside: 3

Corner-kicks: 2

Saves: 7

 

Portland Timbers – Aljaz Ivacic; Josecarlos Van Rankin (Bill Tuiloma 87’), Caludio Bravo, Dario Zuparic, Larrys Mabiala; Sebastian Blanco (Cristhian Paredes 63’), George Fochive (Deigo Valeri 73’), Diego Chara, Yimmi Chara (Jaroslaw Neizgoda 87’), Dairon Asprilla (Marvin Loria 73’); Felipe Mora

 

Substitutes not used: Steve Clark, Pablo Bonilla, Renzo Zambrano, Zachery McGraw

 

Total shots: 21

Shots on goal: 9

Fouls: 11

Offside: 1

Corner-kicks: 5

Saves: 2

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