TONIGHT'S GAME
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies (5-4-3) at Portland Timbers (4-5-4)
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: PGE Park
NEED TO KNOW: The Rowdies will try to snap a three-game losing streak against the Timbers, who would jump over the Rowdies in the USL Conference standings with a victory. ... Tampa Bay will be without Aaron Wheeler due to suspension. The forward picked up his fifth yellow card against Puerto Rico last Saturday, forcing him to sit a game. ... Takuya Yamada would also accrue a suspension should he receive a yellow card tonight having received four to this point. ... Aaron King is tied with Wheeler for the team lead in goals with four this season. ... Portland's win against Minnesota last Saturday ended an eight-game winless streak. Prior to that the Timbers last won April 29. ... Portland is led by Ryan Pore, who leads the league in goals with nine in 13 games. ... This is the Rowdies' ninth road game of the season, having only played four at home so far. ... The Rowdies host Miami FC for their traditional Fourth of July game at 7 p.m. ... Streaming video of tonight's game can be seen at fctampabay.com.
Nicholas J.E. Murray
TONIGHT'S GAME

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