
The Timbers need points for home-field advantage to start the playoffs, and RotoWire's JD Bazzo is expecting Diego Valeri to step up this week in that pursuit.

A limited slate of matches over the FIFA international break reduces the player pool significantly, but Portland's Diego Valeri is still around for a great home matchup against Sporting KC.

Brian Fernandez is scoreless in his last 120 minutes, but RotoWire's JD Bazzo explains why that has no bearing on the Timbers' attacker being ranked atop his forward list this week.