Pedro de la Vega scored early and the Seattle Sounders made the goal hold up in a 1-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.

Stefan Frei made four saves to record his eighth shutout of the season and 114th of his career. Frei ranks second all-time in MLS clean sheets.

Seattle snapped a 10-match regular-season home winless stretch (0-5-5) against the rival Timbers dating back to 2017.

The Sounders (13-9-10, 49 points) are in fifth place in the Western Conference. Seattle, which clinched a playoff spot last week, halted a four-match winless stretch (0-2-2) since defeating Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup final on Aug. 31.

The Timbers (11-11-11, 44 points) continue to share sixth place in the West with Austin FC, who lost to St. Louis City on Saturday. Portland is jus

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