Timbers try to avenge Leagues Cup loss as they host St. Louis

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St. Louis City are hoping a run to the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup could give them a boost when they resume Major League Soccer play Saturday night at the Portland Timbers.

St. Louis (4-10-11, 23 points), which finished first in the Western Conference as an expansion team last season, sits 13th among 14 teams in the standings and is 10 points below the cutoff line for the