Overview
- Portland seized control with 60% possession and a 4-0 lead inside 26 minutes at Providence Park.
- Kevin Kelsy finished with two goals and two assists in his first multi-goal game of the season.
- Cole Bassett netted his first Timbers goal, while Kristoffer Velde and Ariel Lassiter also scored.
- James Pantemis made three saves to record his first shutout of the season.
- Sporting Kansas City fell to 1-8-2 with a seven-match league winless run and a worsening goal differential.