PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Defender Juan Mosquera scored his first goal of the season early in the second half and goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau made it stand up as the Portland Timbers edged the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Saturday night.
Mosquera scored the lone goal in the 55th minute, using an assist from Evander — his 16th of the season. Crépeau finished with four saves to earn his first clean sheet in his 15th start.
Portland pulls into a three-way tie for sixth place with Seattle and the Houston Dynamo in the Western Conference with the victory. Portland (11-9-7) also pulled even with Seattle (11-9-7) in Cascadia Cup play, three points behind the front-running Vancouver Whitecaps.
Sounders keeper Stefan Frei left the match after eight minutes with a head laceration, and is in the concussion protocol.
The Sounders beat Portland 2-1 on the road in May and the Timbers have not lost in 11 home matches since.
Portland's Felipe Mora (red card) and Jonathan Rodríguez (yellow-card accumulation) were suspended and sat out the match.
The Sounders travel to play the Columbus Crew on Saturday. The Timbers are idle until Sept. 14 when they visit the Colorado Rapids.
