Galaxy play Portland with spot in U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal on the line

The Galaxy wasll tries to block a free kick by Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco during the second half of an MLS match on June 18.

By Kevin Baxter

June 28, 2016 4:01 PM PT

U.S. OPEN CUP

GALAXY AT PORTLAND TIMBERS

When: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Providence Park, Portland, Ore.

On the air: Streaming on lagalaxy.com.

Record vs. Portland: 0-0-1 (in MLS play)

Update: A spot in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals is at stake in this matchup. Portland defeated San Jose in the only all-Major League Soccer game of the fourth round while the Galaxy was pushed to overtime by La Maquina, a Santa Ana-based amateur team. The Galaxy, who started only one first-team player in that game, probably will use a few more regulars in this one, given the step up in competition and the four-day break before their next MLS game.

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Kevin Baxter

Kevin Baxter writes about soccer and other things for the Los Angeles Times, where he has worked for 27 years. He has covered seven World Cups, four Olympic Games, six World Series and a Super Bowl and has contributed to three Pulitzer Prize-winning series at The Times and Miami Herald. An essay he wrote in fifth grade was voted best in the class. He has a cool dog.

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